Zhen Hean Teoh, Jeevitha Mariapun, Valerie Su Yin Ko, Nisha Angela Dominic, Ravichandran Jeganathan, Shamala Devi Karalasingam, Valliammai Jayanthi Thirunavuk Arasoo
BACKGROUND: Small for gestational age (SGA) and large for gestational age (LGA) are designations given to neonates based solely on birthweight, with no distinction made for maternal height. However, there is a possibility that maternal height is significantly correlated with neonatal birthweight, and if so, SGA and LGA cutoffs specific to maternal height may be a more precise and useful tool for clinicians. To explore this possibility, we analyzed the association between maternal height and ethnicity and neonate birthweight in women with low-risk, 37- to 40-week gestation, singleton pregnancies who gave birth vaginally between 2010 and 2017 (n = 354,488)...
March 12, 2024: Birth