small-for-gestational-age

Evaluating the Added Value of Estimated Fetal Weight Growth Velocity in Predicting Adverse Outcomes Among Term Small-for-Gestational-Age Fetuses

By MedXY 08/28/2026

This study assesses whether estimated fetal weight growth velocity improves prediction of adverse perinatal outcomes in term pregnancies with estimated fetal weight below the 10th centile, finding no additional benefit beyond Doppler and biometric assessments.

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Reevaluating the Hadlock Estimated Fetal Weight Reference: Implications for Small for Gestational Age Classification

By MedXY 07/01/2026

This analysis highlights significant inconsistencies between chart- and equation-derived centiles in the Hadlock fetal weight reference, revealing the underestimation of small for gestational age fetuses and suggesting recalibration is urgently needed for clinical practice.

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Children Born SGA Receiving Growth Hormone Have Similarly Impaired Glucose-Insulin Metabolism as Children With Obesity

By MedXY 05/19/2026

Children born SGA receiving growth hormone showed insulin resistance and prediabetes rates similar to obesity, suggesting the need for careful glucose monitoring during and after treatment.

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Early Pregnancy Oxylipins Point to Distinct Inflammatory and Oxidative Stress Signals in Fetal Growth Restriction

By MedXY 05/01/2026

Early pregnancy urinary oxylipins linked inflammatory and oxidative stress pathways to small-for-gestational-age birth, with distinct signatures for early- and late-onset growth restriction. Associations with large-for-gestational-age birth were not significant after multiple-testing correction.