Neonatal body composition: crossectional study in healthy term singletons in Germany

• Main Authors: Cornelia Wiechers (Author), Sara Kirchhof (Author), Lena Balles (Author), Vanessa Avelina (Author), Romy Weber (Author), Christoph Maas (Author), Jan Pauluschke-Fröhlich (Author), Manfred Hallschmid (Author), Hubert Preißl (Author), Andreas Fritsche (Author), Christian F. Poets (Author), Axel R. Franz (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2019-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background During pregnancy, a variety of factors can influence fetal growth and development. Intrauterine growth may impact on later life and health. Neonatal body composition may be a more sensitive marker for the intrauterine environment than established anthropometric parameters at birt...