Adverse neonatal outcome in twin pregnancy complicated by small-for-gestational age: twin vs singleton reference charts

2022-03-01
Briffa, C.
Di Fabrizio, C.
Kalafat, Erkan
Giorgione, V.
Bhate, R.
Huddy, C.
Richards, J.
Shetty, S.
Khalil, A.
Objective The use of twin-specific vs singleton growth charts in the assessment of twin pregnancy has been controversial. The aim of this study was to assess whether a diagnosis of small-for-gestational age (SGA) made using twin-specific estimated-fetal-weight (EFW) and birth-weight (BW) charts is associated more strongly with adverse neonatal outcomes in twin pregnancies, compared with when the diagnosis is made using singleton charts.
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Citation Formats
C. Briffa et al., “Adverse neonatal outcome in twin pregnancy complicated by small-for-gestational age: twin vs singleton reference charts,” ULTRASOUND IN OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY, vol. 59, no. 3, pp. 377–384, 2022, Accessed: 00, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://hdl.handle.net/11511/97167.