Skin thickness as a potential marker of gestational age at birth despite different fetal growth profiles: A feasibility study.

New methodologies to estimate gestational age (GA) at birth are demanded to face the limited access to obstetric ultrasonography and imprecision of postnatal scores. The study analyzed the correlation between neonatal skin thickness and pregnancy duration. Secondarily, it investigated the influence...

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Main Authors: Gabriela Luiza Nogueira Vitral, Regina Amélia P Lopes Aguiar, Ingrid Michelle Fonseca de Souza, Maria Albertina Santiago Rego, Rodney Nascimento Guimarães, Zilma Silveira Nogueira Reis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5919437?pdf=render