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Identification of the optimal growth charts for use in a preterm population: An Australian state-wide retrospective cohort study.

Natasha L PritchardRichard J HiscockElizabeth B LockieMichael PermezelMonica F G McGaurenAmber L KennedyBrittany GreenSusan P WalkerAnthea C Lindquist
Published in: PLoS medicine (2019)
In this study, fetal charts classified greater proportions of preterm and stillborn infants as SGA, which more accurately reflected true fetal growth restriction. Of the intrauterine charts, INTERGROWTH classified the smallest number of preterm infants as SGA, although it identified a particularly high-risk cohort, and GROW customised charts classified the greatest number at increased risk of perinatal mortality.
Keyphrases
  • low birth weight
  • preterm infants
  • gestational age
  • preterm birth
  • pregnant women
  • risk factors
  • type diabetes
  • cardiovascular disease
  • bioinformatics analysis