Is there a relationship between high birth weight and umbilical vein diameter?

Sadan TutusNeşe AsalGulsum UysalHatice Şahin

Published in: The journal of maternal-fetal & neonatal medicine : the official journal of the European Association of Perinatal Medicine, the Federation of Asia and Oceania Perinatal Societies, the International Society of Perinatal Obstetricians (2020)

There is an inverse relationship between birth weights of newborns with LGA and umbilical vein diamater at 20-24 weeks of pregnancy. The umbilical vein diameter in the second trimester may be a promising measurement on predicting LGA fetus. The researches have not confirmed the physiopathology of this finding yet, but it is paving the path for future studies.

Keyphrases

gestational age
birth weight
preterm birth
optic nerve
low birth weight
pregnancy outcomes
pregnant women
weight gain
current status
case control
physical activity
preterm infants