Prediction of small for gestational age neonates: Screening by biophysical and biochemical markers at 19-24 weeks

In this study, authors want to investigate the potential value of combined screening, by maternal characteristics and medical history, fetal biometry and biophysical and biochemical markers at 19–24 weeks' gestation, for prediction of delivery of small for gestational age (SGA) neonates in the absence of preeclampsia (PE) and examine the potential value of such assessment in deciding whether the third–trimester scan should be at 32 and / or 36 weeks' gestation. Prenatal prediction of a high proportion of SGA neonates necessitates the undertaking of screening in the third–trimester of pregnancy, in addition to assessment in the second–trimester, and the timing of such screening, at 32 and / or 36 weeks, should be contingent on the results of the assessment at 19–24 weeks.

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