Maternal body composition and birth weight. (19th February 2014)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Connor, Clare O'; O' Higgins, Amy; Segurado, Ricardo; Turner, Michael J.; Stuart, Bernard; Kennelly, Máireád M.
• Is Part Of: Prenatal diagnosis. Volume 34:Number 6(2014:Jun.)
• Page Start: 605
• Page End: 607
• Publication Date: 2014-02-19
• Subjects: Prenatal diagnosis -- Periodicals; Fetus -- Diseases -- Diagnosis -- Periodicals; Electronic journals; 618.32075
• DOI: 10.1002/pd.4336
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0197-3851

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="short"> <title> <x xml:space="preserve">Abstract</x> </title> <p> <bold>What's already known about this topic?</bold> <list id="pd4336-list-0001" list-type="bullet"> <list-item id="pd4336-li-0001"> <p>Birth weight (BW) prediction is an important part of obstetric management.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="pd4336-li-0002"> <p>It is a key determinant of perinatal outcome with poor outcomes resulting from delivering macrosomic neonates or growth‐restricted neonates.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="pd4336-li-0003"> <p>Maternal obesity, assessed by BMI, has been associated with an increased risk of fetal macrosomia, neonatal adiposity and metabolic syndrome.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="pd4336-li-0004"> <p>There is a paucity of data in the literature on maternal body composition and its relationship to BW.</p> </list-item> </list> </p> <p> <bold>What does this study add?</bold> <list id="pd4336-list-0002" list-type="bullet"> <list-item id="pd4336-li-0005"> <p>First trimester maternal body composition was assessed accurately and objectively by bioelectrical impedance analysis and correlated to BW.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="pd4336-li-0006"> <p>We accurately identify which maternal body composition parameters including visceral fat and waist circumference independently influence BW.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="pd4336-li-0007"> <p>We also explore customised centiles and population based centiles at birth.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="pd4336-li-0008"> <p>Potentially, this study may help to identify a modifiable risk factor to reduce the incidence of macrosomia and neonatal adiposity.</p> </list-item> </list> </p> </abstract>