To know or not to know: Effect of third-trimester sonographic fetal weight estimation on outcomes of large-for-gestational age neonates.

Gil ZeeviNoam RegevChen Key-SegalAsaf RomanoOhad HouriOr BercovichEran HadarAlexandra Berezowsky

Published in: International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics (2024)

Late third-trimester sonographic fetal weight estimation is associated with a higher rate of labor induction and planned and intrapartum cesarean deliveries. In this retrospective cohort study, those interventions did not lead to reduction in maternal or neonatal adverse outcomes.

Keyphrases

gestational age
birth weight
preterm birth
physical activity
weight gain
body mass index
weight loss
low birth weight
optic nerve
body weight
pregnancy outcomes
type diabetes
preterm infants
glycemic control
skeletal muscle
adipose tissue