Universal third-trimester ultrasonic screening using fetal macrosomia in the prediction of adverse perinatal outcome: A systematic review and meta-analysis of diagnostic test accuracy.

<h4>Background</h4>The effectiveness of screening for macrosomia is not well established. One of the critical elements of an effective screening program is the diagnostic accuracy of a test at predicting the condition. The objective of this study is to investigate the diagnostic effectiv...

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Main Authors: Alexandros A Moraitis, Norman Shreeve, Ulla Sovio, Peter Brocklehurst, Alexander E P Heazell, Jim G Thornton, Stephen C Robson, Aris Papageorghiou, Gordon C Smith
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-10-01
Series:PLoS Medicine
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1003190