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

• Autori principali: Bart Jan Voskamp (Autore), Brenda M. Kazemier (Autore), Ewoud Schuit (Autore), Ben Willem J. Mol (Autore), Maarten Buimer (Autore), Eva Pajkrt (Autore), Wessel Ganzevoort (Autore)
• Natura: Libro
• Pubblicazione: Hindawi Limited, 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Soggetti: 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...