Skin thickness as a potential marker of gestational age at birth despite different fetal growth profiles: A feasibility study.

Gabriela Luiza Nogueira VitralRegina Amélia P Lopes AguiarIngrid Michelle Fonseca de SouzaMaria Albertina Santiago RegoRodney Nascimento GuimarãesZilma Silveira Nogueira Reis

Published in: PloS one (2018)

The analysis highlights a new opportunity to relate GA at birth to neonatal skin layer thickness. As this parameter was not influenced by the standard of fetal growth, skin maturity can contribute to clinical applications.

Keyphrases

gestational age
birth weight
soft tissue
preterm birth
wound healing
optical coherence tomography
pregnant women
physical activity
data analysis