A New Birthweight Reference by Gestational Age: A Population Study Based on the Generalized Additive Model for Location, Scale, and Shape Method

• Main Authors: Qiong Wu (Author), Hui-Yun Zhang (Author), Li Zhang (Author), Yue-Qin Xu (Author), Jin Sun (Author), Nan-Nan Gao (Author), Xiu-Yun Qiao (Author), Yan Li (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2022-03-01T00:00:00Z.
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BackgroundIt is important to choose a suitable birthweight reference to assess newborns, especially those that are small for gestational age (SGA). Currently, there is no regional standard reference for the north of China or for Shandong province.MethodsA total of 130,911 data records of singleton,...