Association of serum PAPP-A levels in first trimester with small for gestational age and adverse pregnancy outcomes: systematic review and meta-analysis.

Rachel Katherine MorrisAshwini BilagiPooja DevaniMark D Kilby

Published in: Prenatal diagnosis (2017)

First trimester low maternal serum PAPP-A is associated with adverse pregnancy outcome, but predictive values are poor. Further work should address PAPP-A as a continuous variable in combination with other prognostic markers as a prediction model. © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

Keyphrases

pregnancy outcomes
gestational age
birth weight
pregnant women
preterm birth
weight gain
emergency department
physical activity
body mass index