background: pregnancy and accelerated fetal growth always are related with major metabolic changes and body fat redistribution and adiponectin is one of principle adipocyte hormones, so studying adiponectin changes during pregnancy may reveal some hidden parts of fetal metabolism. the aim of this study was to assess adiponectin and leptin levels in umbili cal cord and maternal serum, their rela...

Macrosomia is diagnosed when excessive intrauterine fetal growth occurs and the birth weight surpasses an established limit. The causes and risk factors for fetal macrosomia are diverse. Pregnancies with fetal macrosomia are considered high risk and require intensive antenatal care. Prenatal ultrasound appears to be the best method for performing weight estimates before birth, as the correct bi...

OBJECTIVE The objective of the study was to construct an ultrasound-based estimated fetal weight-for-gestational-age reference for twin fetuses, stratified by chorionicity. STUDY DESIGN We performed a retrospective cohort study of live-born nonanomalous twins delivered longer than 34 weeks at the Royal Victoria Hospital (Montreal, Canada). Fetal weight was estimated using ultrasound biometric...

This paper proposes a fetal gender and weight estimation method using ultrasound images. Normally the gender and weight estimation is done by the physician through the observation only. The accuracy of the gender and weight estimation strongly dependent on the experiences of the physician as the images of ultrasound are not clear for those low cost two dimension (2D) ultrasound. In order to inc...

The regular nutritional intake of an expectant mother clearly affects the weight development of the fetus. Assuming the growth of the fetus follows a deterministic growth law, like a logistic equation, albeit dependent on the nutritional intake, the ideal solution is usually determined by the birth-weight being pre-assigned, for example, as a percentage of the mother's average weight. This prob...

INTRODUCTION Maternal nutritional and metabolic factors influence the developmental environment of the fetus. Virtually any nutritional factor in the maternal blood has to pass the placental membranes to reach the fetal blood. Placental weight is a commonly used measure to summarize placental growth and function. Placental weight is an independent determinant of fetal growth and birthweight and...

OBJECTIVES We aimed to determine the accuracy of sonographic formulas for estimating birth weight in twin pregnancies. METHODS We conducted a retrospective cohort study of consecutive twin pregnancies undergoing sonography at within 1 week of delivery. Pregnancies were included if biometric measurements and birth weight were available and excluded if anomalies were present. Estimated fetal we...