small-for-gestational-age

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.

Diabetes & Endocrinology news Pediatrics

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.

news OB/GYN & Women’s Health

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.