Patterns of fetal growth in an Asian Indian cohort in the USA》.pdf.pdf

CLINICAL ARTICLEPatterns of fetal growth in an Asian Indian cohort in the USA☆Barbara V. Parillaa,?, Colin McCullocha, Suela Sulob, Leticia Currana, Diana McSherrycDivision of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Advocate Lutheran General Hospital, Park Ridge, IL, USAThe James R. & Helen D. Russell Institute for Research & Innovation, Advocate Lutheran General Hospital, Park Ridge, IL, USADigisonics, Houston, TX, USAabstractarticle infoArticle history:Received 9 December 2014Received in revised form23 April epted 20 July 2015Keywords:Asian IndianFetal growthUltrasonographyObjective:To determine whether a greater proportion of fetuses in an Asian Indian cohort are classi?ed as smallfor gestational age than would be expected from a normally distributed :A retrospectiveanalysis of fetal growth pattern and neonatal e was conducted among Asian Indian womenwho were referredto a maternal–fetal medicine center in Park Ridge, IL, USA, for evaluation of fetal growth between January 1, 2012, andDecember 31, 2013. The primary e was an abdominal circumference or estimated weight of lower than the10th percentile for gestational age according to the Hadlock :Overall, 207 women and 210 fetuseswere included. Forty-eight (%) fetuses had an abdominal circumference lower than the 10th percentile. Thetotal number of neonates classi?ed as small for gestational age at del