Neonatal mortality risk of large-for-gestational-age and macrosomic live births in 15 countries, including 115.6 million nationwide linked records, 2000-2020.
Lorena Suárez-IduetaEric O OhumaChia-Jung ChangElizabeth A HazelJudith YargawaYemisrach Behailu OkwarajiEllen BradleyAdrienne GordonJessica K SextonHarriet L S LawfordEnny Santos da PaixãoIla Rocha FalcãoSarka LisonkovaQi WenPetr VelebilJitka JírováErzsébet Horváth-PuhóHenrik Toft SorensenLuule SakkeusLiili AbuladzeKhalid A YunisAyah Al BizriSonia Lopez AlvarezLisa BroedersAimée E van DijkFawziya AlyafeiMai AlQubaisiNeda RazazJonas SöderlingDavid J FieldRuth J MatthewsEstelle LowryNeil RowlandRachael WoodKirsten MonteathIsabel Pereyra-GonzálezGabriella PraviaJoy E LawnHannah Blencowenull nullPublished in: BJOG : an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology (2023)
In this population, birthweight of ≥4500 g was the most useful marker for early mortality risk in big babies and could be used to guide clinical management decisions.