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Excessive fetal growth and restriction of fetal growth are associated with increased risk of stillbirth

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A new study reports that either large for gestational age (LGA) or small for gestational age (SGA) fetal growth abnormalities are associated with an increased risk of stillbirth. The population-based case–control study analyzed all stillbirths (n = 527) and a representative sample of singleton live births (n = 1,821) in 59 hospitals across five geographic areas of the USA. The severity of SGA or LGA abnormalities during pregnancy (<5th and >95th growth percentiles, respectively) increased the risk of stillbirth in the sample analysed.

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  1. Bukowski, R. et al. Fetal growth and risk of stillbirth: a population-based case–control study. PLoS Med. 10.1371/journal.pmed.1001633

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Excessive fetal growth and restriction of fetal growth are associated with increased risk of stillbirth. Nat Rev Endocrinol 10, 380 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrendo.2014.68

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