Open AccessA New Approach for Classifying Fetal Growth Restriction
Author(s) -
Jennifer A. Hutcheon,
Chris Riddell,
Katherine P. Himes
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
epidemiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1531-5487
pISSN - 1044-3983
DOI - 10.1097/ede.0000000000001399
Subject(s) - small for gestational age , fetal growth , medicine , apgar score , percentile , intrauterine growth restriction , birth weight , obstetrics , pediatrics , gestational age , fetus , growth restriction , pregnancy , statistics , biology , genetics , mathematics
Fetal growth restriction is commonly defined using small for gestational age (SGA) birth (birthweight < 10th percentile) as a proxy, but this approach is problematic because most SGA infants are small but healthy. In this proof-of-concept study, we sought to develop a new approach for identifying fetal growth restriction at birth that combines information on multiple, imperfect measures of fetal growth restriction in a probabilistic manner.