International versus national growth charts for identifying small and large-for-gestational age newborns: A population-based study in 15 European countries

International versus national growth charts for identifying small and large-for-gestational age newborns: A population-based study in 15 European countries

Background: To inform the on-going debate about the use of universal prescriptive versus national intrauterine growth charts, we compared perinatal mortality for small and large-for-gestational-age (SGA/LGA) infants according to international and national charts in Europe. Methods: We classified sin...

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Main Authors: Alice Hocquette, MSc, Mélanie Durox, MSc, Rachael Wood, PhD, Kari Klungsøyr, MD, Katarzyna Szamotulska, PhD, Sylvan Berrut, MSc, Tonia Rihs, PhD, Theopisti Kyprianou, Luule Sakkeus, PhD, Aline Lecomte, MSc, Irisa Zile, PhD, Sophie Alexander, PhD, Jeannette Klimont, Mag, Henrique Barros, PhD, Miriam Gatt, Jelena Isakova, Béatrice Blondel, PhD, Mika Gissler, PhD, Jennifer Zeitlin, DSc
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-09-01
Series:The Lancet Regional Health. Europe
Subjects:
fetal growth
small for gestational age
large for gestational age
fetal growth charts
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666776221001447

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