Customized versus population-based birth weight standards for identifying growth restricted infants: A French multicenter study

Anne Ego (1, 2) , Damien Subtil (1, 2) , Gilles Grangé (3) , Olivier Thiébaugeorges (4) , Marie-Victoire Senat (5) , Christophe Vayssiere (6) , Jennifer Zeitlin (1)

1 Recherches épidémiologiques en santé périnatale et santé des femmes
2 Hôpital Jeanne de Flandre [Lille]
3 Maternité Port-Royal [CHU Cochin]
4 Service de Foetopathologie et placentologie [CHRU Nancy]
5 Service de Gynécologie-Obstétrique
6 CMCO - Centre Médico-chirurgical Obstétrique

This study was undertaken to describe the characteristics of pregnancies according to a customized definition of fetal growth restriction and to determine the association between customized standards and adverse pregnancy outcomes.

Domaines: Santé publique et épidémiologie

Anne Ego, Damien Subtil, Gilles Grangé, Olivier Thiébaugeorges, Marie-Victoire Senat, et al.. Customized versus population-based birth weight standards for identifying growth restricted infants: A French multicenter study. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2006, 194 (4), pp.1042-1049. ⟨10.1016/j.ajog.2005.10.816⟩. ⟨hal-02008126⟩