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Doom, E C G, et al. "Birth weight for gestational age among Flemish twin population." Facts, views & vision in ObGyn vol. 4,1 (2012): 42-9.
Doom EC, Delbaere I, Martens G, Temmerman M. Birth weight for gestational age among Flemish twin population. Facts Views Vis Obgyn. 2012;4(1):42-9. PMID: 24753888; PMCID: PMC3991447.
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Facts Views Vis Obgyn. 2012;4(1):42-9.

Birth weight for gestational age among Flemish twin population.

Facts, views & vision in ObGyn

E C G Doom, I Delbaere, G Martens, M Temmerman

Affiliations

  1. AZ Maria Middelares Ghent, 9000 Gent, Belgium.
  2. Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, University Hospital Ghent, 9000 Gent, Belgium.
  3. Study Center for Perinatal Epidemiology, 1060 Brussel, Belgium.

PMID: 24753888 PMCID: PMC3991447

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to develop birth weight references for twins. Mean birth weights of individual twins are lower than those of singletons, hence singleton birth weight curves may not be suitable to assess twin birth weights.

STUDY DESIGN: Twin birth weight curves were developed according to gestational age, gender, parity and mode of -conception. The curves are based on population-based data of 40,494 twins born in Flanders, Belgium between 1987 and 2007.

RESULTS: A different growth potential was found comparing the birth weights of twins and singletons. Twins deviate from the singleton curve from 30 weeks gestational age on.

CONCLUSION: Our study underlines that singleton birth weight curves differ from twin birth weight curves. We developed specific twin birth weight curves can be used in clinical practice in order to follow growth patterns of twins in utero.

Keywords: Standards; birth weight curves; twin birth weight; twin specific birth weight curves

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