Accelerated fetal growth in early pregnancy and risk of preterm birth: a prospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Preterm birth (occurring before 37 completed weeks of gestation) affects 15 million infants annually, 7.5% of which die due to related complications. The detection and early diagnosis are therefore paramount in order to prevent the development of prematurity and its consequences. So far, focus has been laid on the association between reduced intrauterine fetal growth during late gestation and prematurity. The aim of the current study was to investigate the association between accelerated fetal growth in early pregnancy and the risk of preterm birth.

Methods

This prospective cohort study included 69,617 singleton pregnancies without congenital malformations and with available biometric measurements during the first and second trimester. Estimation of fetal growth w

SUBMITTER: Elenis E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7724842 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature