The added value of umbilical vein flow in predicting fetal macrosomia at 36 weeks of gestation: A prospective cohort study.

Giuseppe Rizzo Ilenia Mappa Viktoriya O Bitsadze Jamilya Kh Khizroeva Alexander Makatsarya Francesco D'Antonio

Published in: Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica (2021)

Umbilical vein blood flow evaluation in the third trimester improves the diagnosis of fetal macrosomia. The optimal diagnostic performance for macrosomia is achieved by a multiparametric model including umbilical vein flow, maternal characteristics and EFW.

Keyphrases

blood flow
gestational age
birth weight
pregnancy outcomes
preterm infants
preterm birth
physical activity
pregnant women
body mass index