AIMS/INTRODUCTION Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is defined as 'carbohydrate intolerance of varying degrees of severity with onset or first recognition during pregnancy,' and is associated with increased fetal and maternal risks. The aims of the present study were to investigate the prevalence of GDM in Scotland over 32 years (1981-2012), and using the data from 2012, to assess how GDM rel...

BACKGROUND Clinical fetal weight estimation is a common practice in obstetrics. This study aims to evaluate the accuracy of fetal weight estimation by midwives, and to identify factors that may lead to overestimation or underestimation of fetal weight. METHODS A cohort prospective study in a Lebanese university hospital, included weight estimation of singleton pregnancies above 35 weeks. Mult...

OBJECTIVES The purpose of this study was to test the hypothesis that a formula incorporating 3-dimensional (3D) fractional thigh volume would be superior to the conventional 2-dimensional (2D) formula of Hadlock et al (Am J Obstet Gynecol 1985; 151:333-337) for predicting birth weight and macrosomia. METHODS We conducted a prospective cohort study of pregnancies complicated by pregestational ...

OBJECTIVE To determine the accuracy of ultrasonographically estimated fetal weight (EFW) and abdominal circumference (AC) in the prediction of macrosomia. DESIGN Systematic quantitative review. METHODS Studies were identified without language restrictions from MEDLINE (1966-2003), EMBASE (1980-2003), Cochrane Library (2003:4), SCISEARCH (1974-2003) and manual searching of bibliographies of ...

The objective of this retrospective cohort study was to explore the potential causal relation between parity and fetal growth indices, including low birth weight (LBW), macrosomia, and prematurity. The study was nested on a community trial in a city in Oman. The study analyzed 1939 pregnancies among 479 participants. Of these, 944 pregnancies (48.7%) were high parity (≥5). Obtained newborns wit...