Birth Weight Ratio as an Alternative to Birth Weight Percentile to Express Infant Weight in Research and Clinical Practice: A Nationwide Cohort Study

• Main Authors: Bart Jan Voskamp (Author), Brenda M. Kazemier (Author), Ewoud Schuit (Author), Ben Willem J. Mol (Author), Maarten Buimer (Author), Eva Pajkrt (Author), Wessel Ganzevoort (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective. To compare birth weight ratio and birth weight percentile to express infant weight when assessing pregnancy outcome. Study Design. We performed a national cohort study. Birth weight ratio was calculated as the observed birth weight divided by the median birth weight for gestational age. T...