Associations between estimated foetal weight discordance and clinical characteristics within dichorionic twins: The NICHD Fetal Growth Studies.

Melissa M AmyxPaul S AlbertAlaina M BeverStefanie N HinkleJohn OwenWilliam A GrobmanRoger B NewmanEdward K ChienRobert E Gore-LangtonGermaine M Buck LouisKatherine L Grantz

Published in: Paediatric and perinatal epidemiology (2019)

EFW% difference increased across gestation in dichorionic twins, but remained stable with pre-pregnancy obesity or IVF conception, patterns mirrored for HC and AC. Research is needed to understand pathologic versus physiologic differential twin growth trajectories.

Keyphrases

gestational age
weight loss
preterm birth
weight gain
metabolic syndrome
insulin resistance
type diabetes
body mass index
physical activity
depressive symptoms
neoadjuvant chemotherapy
squamous cell carcinoma
pregnant women
high fat diet induced
adipose tissue
skeletal muscle
body weight