Development of birth weight for gestational age charts and comparison with currently used charts: defining growth in the Polish population.
Margie H H DavenportJan ModzelewskiDagmara Filipecka-TyczkaArtur PokropekMichal RabijewskiPublished in: The journal of maternal-fetal & neonatal medicine : the official journal of the European Association of Perinatal Medicine, the Federation of Asia and Oceania Perinatal Societies, the International Society of Perinatal Obstetricians (2019)
Population growth charts identify more newborns with abnormal growth (both LGA and SGA). The similarity between charts in LGA above the 95th percentile is observed. The discrepancies in SGA are significantly greater, specifically in preterm births than in term births. Similar coverage is found in term pregnancies, regardless of birth weight for gestational age or intrauterine charts. The feasibility of a Polish population growth chart needs to be validated for predicting adverse perinatal outcomes.