American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Volume 201, Issue 1 , Pages 25.e1-25.e7 , July 2009

A customized standard to assess fetal growth in a US population

  • Jason Gardosi, MD, FRCOG

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    • Corresponding Author InformationReprints: Jason Gardosi, MD, West Midlands Perinatal Institute, Crystal Court, Aston Cross, Birmingham B6 5RQ, UK
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  • Andre Francis, MSc

Received 18 December 2008 ,Revised 16 January 2009 ,Accepted 20 April 2009.

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    Birthweights reclassified as SGA

    Proportion of birthweights reclassified as SGA (less than the 10th centile) or LGA (greater than the 90th centile) because of adjustment of the term optimal weight (ΔTO

    Birthweights reclassified as SGA

    Proportion of birthweights reclassified as SGA (less than the 10th centile) or LGA (greater than the 90th centile) because of adjustment of the term optimal weight (ΔTOW) in a standardised normal distribution with standard error 382.6 (Table 2). The example used in the text is marked (ΔTOW = 140 g).

    LGA, large for gestational age; SGA, small for gestational age.

    Gardosi. Customized standard to assess fetal growth. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2009.

 Cite this article as: Gardosi J, Francis A. A customized standard to assess fetal growth in a US population. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2009;201:25.e1-7.

PII: S0002-9378(09)00429-3

doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2009.04.035

American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Volume 201, Issue 1 , Pages 25.e1-25.e7 , July 2009

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