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AUTHOR
Elisa Scarinci
Birth-weight differences at term are explained by placental dysfunction and not by maternal ethnicity. Study in newborns of first generation immigrants.
The aim of the study was to investigate the influence of ethnicity and cerebroplacental ratio (CPR) on the birth weight (BW) of first generation Indo-Pakistan immigrants' newborns.This was a retrospective study in a mixed population of 620 term Caucasian and Indo-Pakistan pregnancies, evaluated in two reference hospitals of Spain and Italy. All fetuses underwent a scan and Doppler examination within two weeks of delivery. The influence of fetal gender, ethnicity, GA at delivery, CPR, maternal age, height, weight and parity on BW was evaluated by multivariable regression analysis.Newborns of first generation Indo-Pakistan immigrants were smaller than local Caucasian newborns (mean BW mean= 3…
Unexpected middle cerebral artery peak systolic velocity values in the normal fetal population. Are they a matter of concern?
AbstractObjective: The aim of this study was to investigate in the fetus the relationship between unexpected high middle cerebral artery peak systolic velocity (middle cerebral artery (MCA) peak sy...