Search for dissertations about: "Large-for-gestational age"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 21 swedish dissertations containing the words Large-for-gestational age.
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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. Pregnancies complicated by obesity : focus on stillbirth and infants born large for gestational age
Abstract : Background: The prevalence of obesity has increased globally and reached pandemic levels. Obesity is associated with increased risks of complications during conception, pregnancy and delivery as well as during the postpartum period. READ MORE
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3. Informative Fetal Blood: Umbilical Cord Blood Analytes to Predict Neonatal Problems and Diseases Occurring Later in Life
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4. 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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5. Long-term metabolic effects of a high birth weight
Abstract : The intrauterine environment influences foetal growth as well as future response to risk factors for disease. This occurs partly through epigenetic mechanisms. Thus, birth weight is a possible risk marker of adult disease. READ MORE