| Literature DB >> 27053137 |
Katja Bricelj1, Isaac Blickstein2, Gabrijela Bržan-Šimenc1, Vid Janša1, Miha Lučovnik1, Ivan Verdenik1, Andreja Trojner-Bregar1, Nataša Tul1.
Abstract
Abnormalities of fetal growth are more common in twins. We introduce the growth curves for monitoring fetal growth in twin pregnancies in Slovenia. Slovenian National Perinatal Information System for the period between 2002 and 2010 was used to calculate birth weight percentiles for all live born twins for each week from 22nd to 40th week. The calculated percentiles of birth weight for all live-born twins in Slovenia served as the basis for drawing 'growth' curves. The calculated growth curves for twins will help accurately diagnose small or large twin fetuses for their gestational age in the native central European population.Entities:
Keywords: Birth weight percentiles; growth curves; population; twins
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Year: 2016 PMID: 27053137 DOI: 10.1080/14767058.2016.1175425
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med ISSN: 1476-4954