Search for dissertations about: "Large for gestational age LGA"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 12 swedish dissertations containing the words Large for gestational age LGA.
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1. Being Born Large for Gestational Age : Metabolic and Epidemiological Studies
Abstract : Obesity is a major health problem in the Western world. Mean birth weight has increased during the last 25 years. One explanation is that the proportion of large for gestational age (LGA) infants has increased. Such infants risk developing obesity, cardiovascular disease and diabetes later in life. READ MORE
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2. Gestational Diabetes Mellitus - Diagnostic Implications During Pregnancy and Follow-Up
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3. Ultrasound prediction of large fetuses. Epidemiological and clinical investigations
Abstract : The proportions of newborns with a birth weight (BW) >4,000 g and of macrosomic newborns (BW >4,500 g) have increased during the last two decades, parallel with an increasing maternal pre-pregnancy body mass index (BMI) and age at the time for pregnancy. Delivery of a large fetus, especially >4,500 g might cause perinatal complications for both the mother and her child. READ MORE
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4. Hyperglycaemia during pregnancy : The challenge of screening and deciding diagnostic criteria for gestational diabetes in Sweden
Abstract : Hyperglycaemia during pregnancy is one of the most common complicationsof pregnancy. In 2013, the World Health Organisation recommended diagnostic criteria (WHO-2013) for gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), whichremains controversial due to an expected increase in prevalence, and the uncertainty as to the clinical relevance of treating these additional women or its cost-effectiveness. READ MORE
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5. Prenatal risk factors for severe cardiovascular diseases up to middle-age : a Nordic collaborative study
Abstract : Background and objectives: Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are major causes of death and disability. However, the established traditional risk factors cannot explain a substantial proportion of CVD cases, prompting investigations into novel risk factors. READ MORE