Gestational diabetes and ultrasound-assessed fetal growth in South Asian and White European women: findings from a prospective pregnancy cohort

Gestational diabetes and ultrasound-assessed fetal growth in South Asian and White European women: findings from a prospective pregnancy cohort

Abstract Background Maternal gestational diabetes (GDM) is an established risk factor for large size at birth, but its influence on intrauterine fetal growth in different ethnic populations is less well understood. Here, we examine the joint associations of GDM and ethnicity with longitudinal fetal...

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Main Authors: Judith S. Brand, Jane West, Derek Tuffnell, Philippa K. Bird, John Wright, Kate Tilling, Debbie A. Lawlor
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-11-01
Series:BMC Medicine
Subjects:
Gestational diabetes
Fetal growth
Ethnicity
Longitudinal trajectory analysis
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12916-018-1191-7

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