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Peripartum Prediction of Fetal Weight in Gravidas With Obesity.

Katherine H BligardJeannie C KellyAntonina I FrolovaAnthony O OdiboNandini Raghuraman
Published in: Journal of ultrasound in medicine : official journal of the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (2024)
US is more accurate than clinical assessment of EFW in gravidas with obesity both for estimation of actual birthweight and prediction of abnormal birthweight. Universal late third-trimester or peripartum US for EFW should be considered in gravidas with obesity.
Keyphrases
  • weight loss
  • insulin resistance
  • weight gain
  • metabolic syndrome
  • high fat diet induced
  • type diabetes
  • gestational age
  • preterm birth
  • skeletal muscle