Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica
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Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand · May 2010
Comparative StudyMacrosomia: mode of delivery and pregnancy outcome.
To assess associations between birthweight and selected adverse outcomes in vaginal and cesarean deliveries and to clarify to which extent macrosomic births are delivered by cesarean section or are centralized to larger maternity units. ⋯ Macrosomic births involved excess risks of a series of adverse pregnancy outcomes, the births were not centralized to larger maternity units and planned cesarean section was not more frequent in macrosomic births.
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Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand · May 2010
Maternal serum triglycerides as predictive factors for large-for-gestational age newborns in women with gestational diabetes mellitus.
To determine the contribution of maternal lipids in predicting large-for-gestational age (LGA) newborns born to women with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM). ⋯ In GDM pregnancies, determining maternal serum triglyceride levels during midpregnancy may help identify women likely to give birth to LGA newborns.