Sonographic prediction of macrosomia cannot be improved by combination with pregnancy-specific characteristics

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 453-458

  Balsyte, D ^a   Schaffer L ^a   Burkhardt, T ^a   Wisser, J ^a   Kurmanavicius, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Fetal weight estimation; Macrosomia; Maternal characteristics; Pregnancy specific characteristics; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; DEMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MACROSOMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN; PREDICTIVE VALIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; BIRTH WEIGHT; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; FETAL MACROSOMIA; FETAL WEIGHT; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; PROGNOSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 63449097317     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: 14690705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.6282     Document Type: Article

References (28)

1. Adesina OA, Olayemi O. Fetal macrosomia at the University College Hospital, Ibadan: a 3-year review. J Obstet Gynaecol 2003; 23: 30-33.
2. Norwitz ER, Snegovskikh VV, Caughey AB. Prolonged pregnancy: when should we intervene? Clin Obstet Gynecol 2007; 50: 547-557.
3. Oral E, Cagdas A, Gezer A, Kaleli S, Aydinli K, Ocer F. Perinatal and maternal outcomes of fetal macrosomia. EurJObstet Gynecol Reprod Biol 2001; 99: 167-171.
4. Piasek G, Starzewski J, Chil A, Wrona-Cyranowska A, Gutowski J, Anisiewicz A, Pejas-Dembowska R, Malmur M, Krawczyk J, Rudzinski R. [Analysis of labour and perinatal complications in case of foetus weight over 4000 g.] Wiad Lek 2006; 59: 326-331.
5. Walsh CA, Mahony RT, Foley ME, Daly L, O'Herlihy C. Recurrence of fetal macrosomia in non-diabetic pregnancies. J Obstet Gynaecol 2007; 27: 374-378.
6. Dietz HP, Wilson PD. Childbirth and pelvic floor trauma. Best Pract Res Clin Obstet Gynaecol 2005; 19: 913-924.
7. Kurmanavicius J, Burkhardt T, Wisser J, Huch R. Ultrasonographic fetal weight estimation: accuracy of formulas and accuracy of examiners by birth weight from 500 to 5000 g. J Perinat Med 2004; 32: 155-161.
8. Hadlock FP, Harrist RB, Carpenter RJ, Deter RL, Park SK. Sonographic estimation of fetal weight. The value of femur length in addition to head and abdomen measurements. Radiology 1984; 150: 535-540.
9. Farrell T, Holmes R, Stone P. The effect of body mass index on three methods of fetal weight estimation. BJOG 2002; 109: 651-657.
10. Conway DL. Delivery of the macrosomic infant: cesarean section versus vaginal delivery. Semin Perinatol 2002; 26: 225-231.
11. Gardosi J, Francis A. Controlled trial of fundal height measurement plotted on customised antenatal growth charts. Br J Obstet Gynaecol 1999; 106: 309-317.
12. Kraiem J, Chiha N, Bouden S, Ounaissa F, Falfoul A. [Clinical fetal weight estimation and prediction of macrosomia.] Tunis Med 2004; 82: 271-275.
13. Mongelli M, Gardosi J. Longitudinal study of fetal growth in subgroups of a low-risk population. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 1995; 6: 340-344.
14. Mazouni C, Rouzier R, Ledu R, Heckenroth H, Guidicelli B, Gamerre M. Development and internal validation of a nomogram to predict macrosomia. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2007; 29: 544-549.
15. Nahum GG, Stanislaw H. A computerized method for accurately predicting fetal macrosomia up to 11 weeks before delivery. Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol 2007; 133: 148-156.
16. Hadlock FP, Harrist RB, Sharman RS, Deter RL, Park SK. Estimation of fetal weight with the use of head, body, and femur measurements - a prospective study. Am J Obstet Gynecol 1985; 151: 333-337.
17. Blann DW, Prien SD. Estimation of fetal weight before and after amniotomy in the laboring gravid woman. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2000; 182: 1117-1120.
18. Mongelli M, Gardosi J. Symphysis-fundus height and pregnancy characteristics in ultrasound-dated pregnancies. Obstet Gynecol 1999; 94: 591-594.
19. Cromi A, Ghezzi F, Di Naro E, Siesto G, Bergamini V, Raio L. Large cross-sectional area of the umbilical cord as a predictor of fetal macrosomia. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2007; 30: 861-866.
20. Mongelli M, Chew S, Yuxin NG, Biswas A. Third-trimester ultrasound dating algorithms derived from pregnancies conceived with artificial reproductive techniques. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2005; 26: 129-131.
21. Ben-Haroush A, Yogev Y, Hod M. Fetal weight estimation in diabetic pregnancies and suspected fetal macrosomia. JPerinat Med 2004; 32: 113-121.
22. Yang J, Cummings EA, O'Connell C, Jangaard K. Fetal and neonatal outcomes of diabetic pregnancies. Obstet Gynecol 2006; 108: 644-650.
23. Mello G, Parretti E, Mecacci F, La Torre P, Cioni R, Cianciulli D, Scarselli G. What degree of maternal metabolic control in women with type 1 diabetes is associated with normal body size and proportions in full-term infants? Diabetes Care 2000; 23: 1494-1498.
24. Parry S, Severs CP, Sehdev HM, Macones GA, White LM, Morgan MA. Ultrasonographic prediction of fetal macrosomia. Association with cesarean delivery. J Reprod Med 2000; 45: 17-22.
25. Rouse DJ, Owen J. Sonography, suspected macrosomia, and prophylactic cesarean: a limited partnership. Clin Obstet Gynecol 2000; 43: 326-334.
26. Lim JH, Tan BC, Jammal AE, Symonds EM. Delivery of macrosomic babies: management and outcomes of 330 cases. J Obstet Gynaecol 2002; 22: 370-374.
27. Chauhan SP, Grobman WA, Gherman RA, Chauhan VB, Chang G, Magann EF, Hendrix NW. Suspicion and treatment of the macrosomic fetus: a review. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2005; 193: 332-346.
28. O'Reilly-Green C, Divon M. Sonographic and clinical methods in the diagnosis of macrosomia. Clin Obstet Gynecol 2000; 43: 309-320.