Adverse neonatal outcome in twin pregnancy complicated by small-for-gestational age: twin vs singleton reference charts

Briffa, C.; Di Fabrizio, C.; KALAFAT, ERKAN; Giorgione, V.; Bhate, R.; Huddy, C.; Richards, J.; Shetty, S.; Khalil, A.

doi:10.1002/uog.23764

Adverse neonatal outcome in twin pregnancy complicated by small-for-gestational age: twin vs singleton reference charts

Briffa C., Di Fabrizio C., KALAFAT E., Giorgione V., Bhate R., Huddy C., ...More

ULTRASOUND IN OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY, vol.59, no.3, pp.377-384, 2022 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 59 Issue: 3
Publication Date: 2022
Doi Number: 10.1002/uog.23764
Journal Name: ULTRASOUND IN OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, Agricultural & Environmental Science Database, Biotechnology Research Abstracts, CINAHL, EMBASE, MEDLINE
Page Numbers: pp.377-384
Keywords: birth weight, chorionicity, estimated fetal weight, neonatal outcome, reference charts, singleton, specific, twin pregnancy, ultrasound, BIRTH-WEIGHT, FETAL-GROWTH, MORTALITY, STANDARDS, MORBIDITY, INFANTS
Middle East Technical University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objective The use of twin-specific vs singleton growth charts in the assessment of twin pregnancy has been controversial. The aim of this study was to assess whether a diagnosis of small-for-gestational age (SGA) made using twin-specific estimated-fetal-weight (EFW) and birth-weight (BW) charts is associated more strongly with adverse neonatal outcomes in twin pregnancies, compared with when the diagnosis is made using singleton charts.