Fetal growth is directly related to maternal anthropometry and placental volume

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 58, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 894-900

  Thame, M ^a   Osmond, C ^b   Bennett, F ^a   Wilks, R ^a   Forrester, Terrence ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Jamaica)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fetal anthropometry; Maternal weight; Maternal weight gain; Placental volume

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BIPARIETAL DISTANCE; BODY WEIGHT; CALCULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; FETUS GROWTH; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEAD CIRCUMFERENCE; HUMAN; MATERNAL WELFARE; PLACENTA DEVELOPMENT; PLACENTA WEIGHT; PRENATAL CARE; WEIGHT GAIN;

ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; EMBRYONIC AND FETAL DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; FETUS; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, SECOND; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL; WEIGHT GAIN; WEST INDIES;

EID: 3142721844     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejcn.1601909     Document Type: Article

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