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Angelo Sirico, Anke Diemert, Peter Glosemeyer, Kurt Hecher
Summary: This study found a correlation between umbilical artery pulsatility index and estimated fetal weight percentile and birthweight percentile, with low UA-PI independently associated with neonatal LGA. The results suggest that the higher the EFW and BW percentiles, the lower the UA-PI.
ULTRASCHALL IN DER MEDIZIN
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Jutta Pretscher, Sven Kehl, Patrick Stelzl, Florian Matthias Stumpfe, Andreas Mayr, Matthias Schmid, Christian Staerk, Ralf Schild, Matthias W. Beckmann, Florian Faschingbauer
Summary: Inaccurate sonographic fetal weight estimation in macrosomia has a greater impact on the mode of delivery than birth weight itself, with underestimation of fetal weight potentially leading to a higher risk of shoulder dystocia.
ULTRASCHALL IN DER MEDIZIN
(2022)
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Malgorzata Lewandowska
Summary: The study found that maternal pre-pregnancy obesity is associated with an increased risk of low birth weight, fetal growth restriction, and macrosomia in newborns. Additionally, the risk of macrosomia was three times higher for obese mothers, while the risk of low birth weight was 17 times higher, particularly in the subgroup of normal gestational weight gain. The risk profile showed that higher BMI values were associated with a higher risk of these outcomes, with specific threshold BMI values identified.
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Hanoch Schreiber, Gal Cohen, Sivan Farladansky-Gershnabel, Maya Sharon-Weiner, Gil Shechter Maor, Tal Biron-Shental, Ofer Markovitch
Summary: This retrospective cohort study found an association between ultrasonographic estimated fetal weight (EFW) and adverse maternal and neonatal outcomes after vacuum-assisted delivery (VAD). Fetuses with higher EFW were more likely to experience shoulder dystocia, clavicular fractures, and third- and fourth-degree perineal tears during delivery. Maternal age, diabetes, and EFW >= 3700 g were identified as independent risk factors for adverse outcomes.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE
(2022)
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Endocrinology & Metabolism
Yingying Wei, Jiahuan Peng, Han Li, Mengtian Wei, Hao Peng, Kai Wang, Yongfu Yu, Qizhi He
Summary: The study found a significant correlation between maternal fasting plasma glucose levels and birth weight as well as the risk of macrosomia in infants of mothers with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM). Other blood glucose levels showed weaker associations with these parameters and maternal blood glucose levels did not affect placental weight.
DIABETES METABOLIC SYNDROME AND OBESITY-TARGETS AND THERAPY
(2022)
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C. Briffa, O. Stirrup, C. Huddy, J. Richards, S. Shetty, K. Reed, A. Khalil
Summary: This study constructed chorionicity-specific birth-weight reference charts for twin pregnancies and found that the median birth weight of twins was consistently lower than that of singletons, with variation in median birth weight at different gestational ages according to chorionicity.
ULTRASOUND IN OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY
(2021)
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Environmental Sciences
Whitney Cowell, Melanie H. Jacobson, Sara E. Long, Yuyan Wang, Linda G. Kahn, Akhgar Ghassabian, Mrudula Naidu, Ghazaleh Doostparast Torshizi, Yelena Afanasyeva, Mengling Liu, Shilpi S. Mehta-Lee, Sara G. Brubaker, Kurunthachalam Kannan, Leonardo Trasande
Summary: The study investigated the association between exposure to bisphenols and phthalates and fetal growth. Few significant associations were found, but there were small sex-specific shifts in fetal growth for certain chemicals. Findings were strongest for DiNP and DnOP, highlighting the need for future research on these contaminants.
ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL
(2023)
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Yiwen Lu, Qiuqin Tang, Shanshan Yang, Yuting Cheng, Mei Li, Dan Guo, Ziqiang Fu, Hua Jiang, Wei Wu
Summary: This study found significant differential expression of lncRNAs in the placentas of pregnant women with non-diabetic fetal macrosomia (NDFMS), with downregulation of lncRNA USP2-AS1 potentially involved in the pathogenesis of NDFMS by affecting trophoblast cell viability.
MOLECULAR MEDICINE REPORTS
(2022)
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Medicine, General & Internal
Yu-Hsuan Chen, Wei-Yu Chen, Chia-Yuan Chang, Ching-Yi Cho, Yi-Hsuan Tang, Chang-Ching Yeh, Yi-Hsin Yang, Pei-Chen Tsao, Yu-Sheng Lee
Summary: This study investigated maternal factors associated with fetal macrosomia in a Taiwanese population. The results showed that gestational diabetes mellitus, gestational weight gain, and maternal body mass index were significantly correlated with neonatal macrosomia.
JOURNAL OF THE CHINESE MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
(2023)
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Obstetrics & Gynecology
Myah M. Griffin, Shilpi S. Mehta-Lee, Christina A. Penfield, Ashley S. Roman
Summary: This study compared maternal and neonatal outcomes when diagnosing fetal growth restriction (FGR) based on isolated abdominal circumference (iAC) < 10th percentile for gestational age (GA) versus overall estimated fetal weight (EFW) < 10th percentile. The study found that using iAC as a definition of FGR increased the number of cases, but the iAC group had significantly better obstetrical and neonatal outcomes compared to the EFW group.
ARCHIVES OF GYNECOLOGY AND OBSTETRICS
(2023)
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Obstetrics & Gynecology
Gaelle Ambroise Grandjean, Laura Le Gall, Laurence Bourguignon, Adeline Collin, Gabriela Hossu, Olivier Morel
Summary: This study assessed the impact of sonographer experience and image quality on the accuracy of fetal weight estimation. The results showed that both experience and image score were associated with estimation errors, and the score had an appropriate positive predictive value for accurate weight estimation.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GYNECOLOGY & OBSTETRICS
(2023)
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Medicine, General & Internal
Bartosz Szmyd, Malgorzata Biedrzycka, Filip Franciszek Karuga, Magdalena Rogut, Iwona Strzelecka, Maria Respondek-Liberska
Summary: The study shows that using interventricular septal thickness as a new predictor can more accurately predict fetal macrosomia, with higher sensitivity and negative predictive value than routine ultrasound.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE
(2021)
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Endocrinology & Metabolism
Anika K. Anam, Katherine M. Cooke, Milana Bochkur Dratver, Jane O'Bryan, Lauren E. Perley, Seth M. Guller, Janice J. Hwang, Hugh S. Taylor, Leigh Goedeke, Harvey J. Kliman, Daniel F. Vatner, Clare A. Flannery
Summary: Maternal obesity increases the risk of excess adiposity in newborns, which may be attributed to alterations in maternal metabolism such as hyperinsulinemia under euglycemic conditions, affecting placental metabolism and leading to increased fetal adiposity.
MOLECULAR METABOLISM
(2022)
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Medicine, General & Internal
Juan Mozas-Moreno, Mariola Sanchez-Fernandez, Ernesto Gonzalez-Mesa, Rocio Olmedo-Requena, Carmen Amezcua-Prieto, Jose J. Jimenez-Moleon
Summary: This study retrospectively analyzed 2156 women with singleton pregnancies to evaluate the difference between estimated fetal weight (EFW) and birth weight (BW) at term. It found that non-accurate EFW was associated with higher rates of perinatal and maternal morbidity.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE
(2023)
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Acoustics
JinShuang Song, JingHua Liu, Li Liu, Ying Jiang, HongPing Zheng, Hualing Ke, LiLi Yang, ZongYu Zhang
Summary: The objective of this study was to evaluate and analyze the accuracy of ultrasound estimation of fetal weight in Macrosomia at term. The study used alpha 6 (Aloka, Japan) color Doppler ultrasound imagers and vinno 80 (Feieno, China) with a frequency of 3.5 MHz. The study found that the accuracy of estimated fetal weight was closely related to the birth weight of the fetus and had no significant correlation with the seniority of the physician, the gender of the fetus, and the fetal position.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ULTRASOUND
(2022)