The head circumference to chest circumference ratio provided an easy way to detect foetal growth restriction in term infants.

Hiroki SaitoYayoi MuranoSuga AshikawaDaisuke YoneokaHiromichi ShojiTomoyuki NakazawaKen SakamakiToshiaki Shimizu

Published in: Acta paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992) (2023)

Our study established the associations between HC/CC ratio and FGR and birth weight z-scores and confirmed that the ratio provided an easy way to detect FGR in term-born infants.

Keyphrases

gestational age
birth weight
preterm birth
body mass index
preterm infants
weight gain
body weight
physical activity
optic nerve