Postnatal Prediction of Gestational Age Using Newborn Fetal Hemoglobin Levels
Author(s) -
Kumanan Wilson,
Steven Hawken,
Malia S. Q. Murphy,
Katherine Atkinson,
Beth K. Potter,
Ann E. Sprague,
Mark Walker,
Pranesh Chakraborty,
Julian Little
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
ebiomedicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.596
H-Index - 63
ISSN - 2352-3964
DOI - 10.1016/j.ebiom.2016.11.032
Subject(s) - gestational age , medicine , obstetrics , cohort , logistic regression , small for gestational age , hemoglobin , pediatrics , pregnancy , cohort study , biology , genetics
In many parts of the developing world procurement of antenatal gestational age estimates is not possible, challenging provision of appropriate perinatal care. This study aimed to develop a model for postnatal gestational age estimation utilizing measures of the newborn hemoglobin levels and other metabolic analyte data derived from newborn blood spot samples.
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