When is birthweight at term abnormally low? A systematic review and meta-analysis of the association and predictive ability of current birthweight standards for neonatal outcomes

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 121, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 515-526

  Malin, G L ^a   Morris, R K ^b,c   Riley, R ^d   Teune, M J ^e   Khan, K S ^f  

^a QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c BIRMINGHAM CHILDREN S HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^e ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^f QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fetal growth restriction; low birthweight; neonatal morbidity; neonatal mortality; systematic review

Indexed keywords

ADVERSE OUTCOME; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FETUS GROWTH; GROWTH CURVE; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; HYPOGLYCEMIA; HYPOTHERMIA; HYPOXIC ISCHEMIC ENCEPHALOPATHY; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; META ANALYSIS; NEWBORN; NEWBORN DEATH; NEWBORN MORBIDITY; NEWBORN MORTALITY; POPULATION GROWTH; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PUBLISHING; QUALITY CONTROL; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; REVIEW; SEIZURE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STANDARD; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TERM BIRTH; BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT MORTALITY; MORTALITY; NEWBORN DISEASE; STATISTICAL MODEL;

BIRTH WEIGHT; HUMANS; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, NEWBORN, DISEASES; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; PROGNOSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TERM BIRTH;

EID: 84899456305     PISSN: 14700328     EISSN: 14710528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1471-0528.12517     Document Type: Review

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