In the United States, the high prevalence of unhealthy preconception body weight and inappropriate gestational weight gain among pregnant women is an important public health concern. However, the relationship among pre-pregnancy BMI, gestational weight gain, and newborn birth weight has not been well established. This study uses a very large dataset of sibling births and a within-family design ...

OBJECTIVE Low birth weight is consistently associated with an increased risk of type 2 diabetes in adulthood, but the individual contributions from poor fetal growth and preterm birth are not known. We therefore investigated the significance of these two factors separately. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS We identified a cohort of subjects born preterm or with low birth weight at term at four maj...

introduction low birth weight (lbw) is a high risk for children's health and a problem of public health in under developing countries. sga increases neonatal and infant death, and neonatal and adult morbidity. so the present study aimed to assess the incidence of lbw, sga and their related factors in sabzevar in 2011 to 2012.   materials and methods this prospective descriptive-analytic st...

OBJECTIVE Intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR) resulting in low birth weight for gestational age may predispose one to development of cardiovascular disease later in life. Abnormal fetal blood flow in the presence of fetal growth restriction helps to distinguish infants with true fetal growth impairment from small but normal infants. Our goal was to investigate associations between IUGR with ...

Background: Disparities in birth outcomes remain a problem in the United States. This study examined whether pre-pregnancy weight and gestational weight gain moderate the association between nativity and birth outcomes in the United States. Methods: We conducted a systematic review using Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines. We searched PubMED, ...

This study assesses the effect of chronic hypertension on fetal growth. A cohort of 1,938 pregnant women attending five prenatal clinics in France between August 1991 and May 1993 were enrolled in a prospective study. Chronic hypertension was defined according to blood pressure at enrollment and past history, and cases complicated by preeclampsia were excluded. Adjusted odds ratios of small-for...

Background Ultrasonography is a non-invasive and accurate diagnostic method to evaluate urinary system and its anomalies in the neonates. Kidney sonographic measurement can be used as an alternative method to estimate gestational age. The aim of this study was to measure kidney size in preterm neonates and to provide a guide reference for gestational age. <...

OBJECTIVES To assess gestational length and prevalence of preterm birth among medically and naturally conceived twins; to establish the role of zygosity and chorionicity in assessing gestational length in twins born after subfertility treatment. DESIGN Population based cohort study. SETTING Collaborative network of 19 maternity facilities in East Flanders, Belgium (East Flanders prospective...

OBJECTIVE Several studies have reported associations between restricted fetal development, as shown by birth weight or birth length, and later ischaemic heart disease (IHD). However, few studies have examined the importance of these perinatal factors when taking into account gestational age at birth, hereditary factors, sociodemographic factors and comorbidities. This study investigated the imp...

BACKGROUND Several studies have reported an association between low birth weight and ischemic heart disease, but it remains unclear whether the association is mediated through poor fetal growth or short gestational duration. METHODS AND RESULTS In a cohort study, we have identified all subjects born preterm or with a low birth weight at 4 major delivery units in Sweden from 1925 through 1949....