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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