Human fetal growth is constrained below optimal for perinatal survival

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 162-167

  Vasaks, B ^a   Koenen, V ^a   Koster, M P H ^a   Hukkelhoven, C W P M ^b   Franx, A ^a   Hanson, M A ^c   Visser, G H A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b Netherlands Perinatal Registry   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Birth weight; Fetal growth; Maternal constraint; Perinatal mortality; Perinatal survival

Indexed keywords

BIRTH WEIGHT; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; NETHERLANDS; NEWBORN; PERINATAL MORTALITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; TRENDS;

BIRTH WEIGHT; FEMALE; FETAL DEVELOPMENT; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, NEWBORN; NETHERLANDS; PERINATAL MORTALITY; PREGNANCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84922638843     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: 14690705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.14644     Document Type: Article

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