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Introduction

There are a variety of prenatal techniques for estimating approximate birth weight that are relevant for preterm, term and prolonged pregnancy. Ultrasound two- and three-dimensional scanning methods are the basis of almost current techniques. There are likewise standard autopsy weight curves that have been developed from second and third trimester fetal and too neonatal autopsy. Low birth weight is accurately defined as a statistical indicator for development. High birthweight definition on the other hand varies in the literature and between countries with a lower cut-off in a higher place 4000 gm or 4500 gm.

At birth, infants are generally weighed as shortly as possible and may too exist monitored during the neonatal period. In Australia, the average birthweight for all babies born: (1991) three,350 grams, (2004 three,370 grams and (2015)^[1] 3,327 grams. Also in 2022 6.5% (19,852) of liveborn babies were of low birthweight.^[1]

Links: ultrasound | DOHAD | maternal diabetes | macrosomia

Historic Nascency links
1921 USA Nascency Bloodshed

Some Recent Findings

New Australian Birthweight Centiles ^[2] "All singleton births in Commonwealth of australia of 23-42 completed weeks' gestation and with spontaneous onset of labour, 2004-2013. Births initiated past obstetric intervention were excluded to minimise the influence of decisions to deliver modest for gestational age babies before term. Current birthweight centile charts probably underestimate the incidence of intra-uterine growth restriction because obstetric interventions for delivering pre-term small for gestational age babies depress the curves at earlier gestational ages. Our curves circumvent this trouble past excluding intervention-initiated births; they also incorporate more contempo population data. These updated centile curves could facilitate more than authentic diagnosis of small for gestational historic period babies in Commonwealth of australia."

Fetal brain development in small-for-gestational historic period (SGA) fetuses and normal controls ^[three] "Objective To appraise whether fetal encephalon structures routinely measured during the second and tertiary trimester ultrasound scans, particularly the width of the cavum septi pellucidi (CSP), differ between fetuses minor for gestational historic period (SGA), fetuses very pocket-size for gestational historic period (VSGA) and normal controls. Methods In this retrospective study, nosotros examined standard ultrasound measurements of 116 VSGA, 131 SGA fetuses and 136 normal controls including the caput circumference (HC), transversal diameter of the cerebellum (TCD), the sizes of the lateral ventricle (LV) and the cisterna magna (CM) from the second and 3rd trimester ultrasound scans extracted from a clinical database. We measured the CSP in these archived ultrasound scans. The HC/CSP, HC/LV, HC/CM and HC/TCD ratios were calculated as relative values independent of the fetal size. Results The HC/CSP ratio differed notably betwixt the controls and each of the other groups (VSGA P = 0.018 and SGA P = 0.017). No notable difference in the HC/CSP ratio between the VSGA and SGA groups could be found (P = 0.960). The HC/LV, HC/CM and HC/TCD ratios were like in all the three groups. Conclusion Relative to HC, the CSP is larger in VSGA and SGA fetuses than in normal controls. Even so, there is no notable difference betwixt VSGA and SGA fetuses, which might be an indicator for abnormal encephalon evolution in this group."

Diagnosing Small for Gestational Historic period during 2d trimester routine screening: Early sonographic cluesFatihoglu East & Aydin Due south. (2020). Diagnosing Small for Gestational Age during second trimester routine screening: Early sonographic clues. Taiwan J Obstet Gynecol , 59, 287-292. PMID: 32127152 DOI. "Small for gestational historic period (SGA) is mostly defined as nascency weight being at or beneath the tenth percentile. Children with SGA have a higher gamble for complications. In that location is a need for early on predictors, as the accurate diagnosis rate is only 50%. In the current study, we aimed to evaluate diagnostic performance of ultrasound (US)/color Doppler ultrasound (CDUS) parameters (umbilical vein-UV, correct portal vein-RPV diameter/menses charge per unit, and portal sinus-PS bore) examined at 20-22 gestational calendar week as SGA diagnostic factors. CONCLUSION: UV, RPV, and PS diameters tin be before predictors for SGA diagnosis. Routinely evaluation of these parameters during second trimester screening can increment SGA diagnosis rates and serve for early diagnose."

Impact of biometric measurement fault on identification of modest- and big-for-gestational-age fetuses ^[4] OBJECTIVES: First, to obtain measurement-error models for biometric measurements of fetal abdominal circumference (AC), head circumference (HC) and femur length (FL), and, 2nd, to examine the touch of biometric measurement mistake on sonographic estimated fetal weight (EFW) and its effect on the prediction of small- (SGA) and large- (LGA) for-gestational-age fetuses with EFW < 10th and > 90th percentile, respectively. CONCLUSIONS: Measurement fault in fetal biometry causes substantial fault in EFW, resulting in misclassification of SGA and LGA fetuses. The extent to which improvement can be accomplished through effective quality balls remains to be seen merely, every bit a first stride, information technology is important for practitioners to understand how biometric measurement error impacts the prediction of SGA and LGA fetuses."

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These papers originally appeared in the Some Recent Findings table, but equally that list grew in length have now been shuffled down to this collapsible table. Run across besides the Give-and-take Folio for other references listed by yr and References on this electric current page. Associations Between the Features of Gross Placental Morphology and Birthweight ^[5] "The placenta plays a disquisitional role in regulating fetal growth. Recent studies suggest that there may be sex-specific differences in placental evolution. The purpose of our written report was to evaluate the associations between birthweight and placental morphology in models adjusted for covariates and to assess sexual activity-specific differences in these associations. Nosotros analyzed data from the Stillbirth Collaborative Research Network'due south population-based case-control report conducted betwixt 2006 and 2008, which recruited cases of stillbirth and population-based controls in 5 states. Our analysis was restricted to singleton live births with a placental examination (n = 1229). Characteristics of placental morphology evaluated include thickness, surface area, difference in diameters, shape, and umbilical cord insertion site. We used linear regression to model birthweight equally a office of placental morphology and covariates. Surface expanse had the greatest association with birthweight; a reduction in surface area of 83 cm2, which reflects the interquartile range, is associated with a 260.ii-thousand reduction in birthweight (95% confidence interval, -299.9 to -220.6), later on adjustment for other features of placental morphology and covariates. Reduced placental thickness was likewise associated with lower birthweight. These associations did not differ between males and females. Our results suggest that reduced placental thickness and surface expanse are independently associated with lower birthweight and that these relationships are not related to sex." placenta Human relationship between birth weight to placental weight ratio and major congenital anomalies in Japan ^[6] "Recent studies have indicated that birth weight to placental weight (BW/Prisoner of war) ratio is related to perinatal outcomes, but the effect of congenital abnormalities on BW/Prisoner of war ratio remains unclear. We performed this written report to elucidate correlations between BW/Pow ratio and congenital abnormalities. Subjects were 735 singleton infants born at 34-41 weeks of gestation admitted to our heart between 2010 and 2016. Of these, 109 infants (15%) showed major congenital anomalies. Major congenital anomalies and subgroups were diagnosed co-ordinate to European Surveillance of Congenital Anomalies criteria. The primary upshot was the association between BW/Pw ratio and major congenital anomaly, and secondary outcomes were the distribution pattern of BW/PW ratio with major anomalies and by major bibelot subgroups in each categorization (<10th percentile, 10-90th percentile, or >90th percentile) of BW/PW ratio. BW/PW ratio was not associated (P = 0.20) with presence (adjusted mean BWPW ratio = 5.02, 95% confidence interval [CI] 4.87-5.18) or absenteeism (adjusted mean BW/Pow ratio = iv.91, 95%CI 4.85-iv.97) of major anomalies, after adjusting for gestational age and sex. Proportions of infants with major anomalies according to BW/PW ratio categories were equally follows: 12% in <tenth percentile, 15% in ten-90th percentile, and 25% in >90th percentile of BW/Prisoner of war ratio. Amongst major anomalies of the nervous system, congenital heart defects, and orofacial clefts, BW/PW ratio showed equally distributed trend across the three BW/PW ratio categories, but showed unequally distributed trend for anomalies of the digestive arrangement, other anomalies/syndromes, or chromosomal abnormalities. BW/PW ratio was not associated with major congenital bibelot, and was distributed diffusely according to major anomaly subgroups. Major anomalies may tend to aggregate in the 90th percentile of the BW/Pw ratio." Association between Vitamin Intake during Pregnancy and Risk of Pocket-size for Gestational Age ^[seven] "Pregnancy increases the requirements of certain nutrients, such as vitamins, to provide nutrition for the newborn. The aim was to analyze the clan between dietary intake of vitamins during pregnancy and adventure of having a small for gestational historic period (SGA) newborn. A matched instance-control study was conducted (518 cases and 518 controls of significant women) in Spain. ... A protective association was observed between maternal dietary intake of vitamins A and D and SGA. For vitamin B3 and B6, the observed protective upshot was maintained after adjusting for potential confounding factors. For vitamin B9, we found only an effect in quintiles 3 and 4. Protective effect for vitamin B12 was observed in 4th and 5th quintiles. No associations were detected between dietary intake of vitamins B2, East and C intake and SGA." nutrition Birthweight and Childhood Cancer: - Preliminary Findings from the International Childhood Cancer Cohort Consortium (I4C)^[8] "Evidence relating childhood cancer to loftier birthweight is derived primarily from registry and example-control studies. Nosotros aimed to investigate this clan, exploring the potential modifying roles of age at diagnosis and maternal anthropometrics, using prospectively collected data from the International Babyhood Cancer Accomplice Consortium. We pooled data on babe and parental characteristics and cancer incidence from half dozen geographically and temporally various fellow member cohorts [the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (UK), the Collaborative Perinatal Project (USA), the [Europe_Statistics#Danish_National_Birth_CohortDanish National Nascency Cohort] (Denmark), the Jerusalem Perinatal Study (State of israel), the Norwegian Female parent and Child Cohort Report (Kingdom of norway), and the Tasmanian Infant Health Survey (Australia)]. Birthweight metrics included a continuous measure, deciles, and categories (≥4.0 vs. <4.0 kilogram). Babyhood cancer (377 cases diagnosed prior to historic period 15 years) chance was analysed by blazon (all sites, leukaemia, acute lymphoblastic leukaemia, and not-leukaemia) and historic period at diagnosis. Nosotros estimated gamble ratios (60 minutes) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) from Cox proportional hazards models stratified by accomplice. A linear relationship was noted for each kilogram increment in birthweight adjusted for gender and gestational age for all cancers. Similar trends were observed for leukaemia. In that location were no significant interactions with maternal pre-pregnancy overweight or pregnancy weight proceeds. Birthweight ≥4.0 kg was associated with non-leukaemia cancer amid children diagnosed at age ≥3 years, but non at younger ages. Childhood cancer incidence rises with increasing birthweight. In older children, cancers other than leukaemia are specially related to loftier birthweight. Maternal adiposity, currently widespread, was non demonstrated to substantially modify these associations." Outcomes of neonates with birth weight⩽500 k: a 20-yr experience ^[ix] "Ethical dilemmas keep regarding resuscitation versus condolement care in extremely preterm infants. Counseling parents and making decisions regarding the care of these neonates should be based on reliable, unbiased and representative information drawn from geographically defined populations. ...Well-nigh a 3rd of neonates admitted to NICU with ⩽500 1000 BW survived, with 33% of those surviving, demonstrating age-advisable development at a 24-month follow-up visit." Australian Plant of Wellness and Welfare - Birthweight of babies born to Indigenous mothers ^[10] "Birthweight of babies born to Ethnic mothers provides an overview of the birthweight of babies built-in to Ethnic mothers, including contempo trends and information on factors associated with birthweight variation. Co-ordinate to information from the National Perinatal Data Collection, 3.9% of all births in 2022 were to Indigenous mothers. Excluding multiple births, 11.2% of liveborn singleton babies born to Ethnic mothers were of low birthweight—ii.five times the rate for non-Indigenous mothers (four.6%). Between 2000 and 2011, in that location was a statistically pregnant decline in the low birthweight rate among Ethnic mothers, and the gap in birthweight between babies built-in to Ethnic and not-Indigenous mothers declined significantly over this period." Birthweight percentiles past gestational historic period for births following assisted reproductive technology in Australia and New Zealand, 2002-2010 ^[xi] "The comparison of birthweight percentile charts for Fine art births and general population births provide evidence that the proportion of SGA births following ART treatment was comparable to the general population for SET fresh cycles and significantly lower for thaw cycles. Both fresh and thaw cycles showed meliorate outcomes for singleton births following SET compared with DET. Policies to promote single embryo transfer should be considered in order to minimize the adverse perinatal outcomes associated with ART handling." Australian Statistics \| Assisted Reproductive Engineering science Searching for the Definition of Macrosomia through an Outcome-Based Approach ^[12] "Macrosomia has been divers in various ways by obstetricians and researchers. The purpose of the nowadays study was to search for a definition of macrosomia through an outcome-based approach. In a study of 30,831,694 singleton term alive births and 38,053 stillbirths in the U.S. Linked Nativity-Infant Expiry Cohort datasets (1995-2004), we compared the occurrence of stillbirth, neonatal death, and 5-min Apgar score less than four in subgroups of birthweight (4000-4099 g, 4100-4199 one thousand, 4200-4299 g, 4300-4399 g, 4400-4499 g, 4500-4999 thou vs. reference group 3500-4000 grand) and birthweight percentile for gestational age (90th-94th percentile, 95th-96th, and ≥97th percentile, vs. reference group 75th-90th percentile). There was no pregnant increase in agin perinatal outcomes until birthweight exceeded the 97th percentile. A birthweight greater than 4500 g in Whites, or 4300 g in Blacks and Hispanics regardless of gestational age is the optimal threshold to define macrosomia. A birthweight greater than the 97th percentile for a given gestational historic period, irrespective of race is likewise reasonable to define macrosomia. The former may be more than clinically useful and simpler to apply." macrosomia Ten-Year Review of Major Nascence Defects in VLBW Infants ^[13] "Birth defects (BDs) are an important crusade of baby mortality and disproportionately occur amongst low nascence weight infants. We determined the prevalence of BDs in a cohort of very depression birth weight (VLBW) infants cared for at the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Establish of Child Health and Human being Development Neonatal Inquiry Network (NRN) centers over a 10-year menses and examined the relationship betwixt anomalies, neonatal outcomes, and surgical care. ...Chromosomal and cardiovascular anomalies were almost frequent with each occurring in 20% of affected infants. Mortality was higher amidst infants with BDs and varied past diagnosis. Amid those surviving >3 days, more infants with BDs underwent major surgery (48% vs xiii%, P < .001). Prevalence of BDs increased during the 10 years studied. BDs remain an important cause of neonatal morbidity and mortality amongst VLBW infants."

Birth Weight Classifications

The primary causes of VLBW are premature birth (born <37 weeks gestation, and oft <xxx weeks) and intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR), usually due to problems with placenta, maternal health, or to nativity defects. Many VLBW babies with IUGR are preterm and thus are both physically small and physiologically immature.

Homo Birth Weight Classifications											no colour
Birth weight (grams)	less 500	500 – 999	1,000 – 1,499	ane,500 – 1,999	2,000 – 2,499	2,500 – 2,999	3,000 – 3,499	3,500 – 3,999	4,000 – 4,499	4,500 – 4,999	5,000 or more
Classification	Extremely Depression Birth Weight		Very Low Birth Weight	Depression Birth Weight		Normal Nascence Weight			High Birth Weight

Extremely Depression Nativity Weight

Less than 500 grams (1 lb i oz or less)
500 – 999 grams (1 lb 2 oz – 2 lb 3 oz)

Very Low Nascency Weight

i,000 – i,499 grams (two lb 4 oz – 3 lb 4 oz)

Depression Birth Weight

1,500–1,999 grams (3 lb v oz – 4 lb 6 oz)
2,000–2,499 grams (4 lb 7 oz – 5 lb eight oz)

Normal Birth Weight

ii,500–2,999 grams (5 lb nine oz – 6 lb 9 oz)
3,000–iii,499 grams (half-dozen lb x oz – 7 lb 11 oz)
3,500–three,999 grams (7 lb 12 oz – eight lb xiii oz)

High Nascency Weight

4,000–4,499 grams (eight lb xiv oz – ix lb 14 oz)
4,500–4,999 grams (ix lb 15 oz – 11 lb 0 oz)
5,000 grams or more (11 lb one oz or more)
see also macrosomia

Weight Conversions

Extremely Low Birth Weight	Very Depression Nativity Weight	Low Birth Weight	Normal Birth Weight	High Birth Weight (macrosomia)
Less than 500 grams (one lb ane oz or less) 500 – 999 grams (1 lb 2 oz – two lb three oz)	ane,000 – 1,499 grams (2 lb 4 oz – 3 lb 4 oz)	i,500–1,999 grams (3 lb 5 oz – four lb vi oz) 2,000–2,499 grams (four lb 7 oz – five lb eight oz)	2,500–two,999 grams (5 lb 9 oz – 6 lb 9 oz) 3,000–3,499 grams (6 lb 10 oz – 7 lb eleven oz) three,500–3,999 grams (vii lb 12 oz – 8 lb 13 oz)	four,000–4,499 grams (8 lb xiv oz – 9 lb 14 oz) 4,500–four,999 grams (9 lb 15 oz – eleven lb 0 oz) v,000 grams or more (11 lb 1 oz or more than)

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**Human Birth Weight Classifications**
Nativity weight (grams)	less 500	500 – 999	ane,000 – 1,499	1,500 – ane,999	2,000 – 2,499	2,500 – 2,999	3,000 – iii,499	3,500 – 3,999	iv,000 – iv,499	4,500 – four,999	five,000 or more
Classification	Extremely Depression Birth Weight		Very Depression Birth Weight	Depression Nascence Weight		Normal Birth Weight			High Birth Weight

Small for Gestational Age

Pocket-sized for gestational age (SGA) is a term used for infants as having a birth weight more than ii standard deviations (SD) below the hateful or less than the 10th percentile for the gestational age (GA). WHO birthweight definitions are low birthweight as less than ii,500 grams, very low birthweight is less than 1,500 grams and extremely low birthweight: less than 1,000 grams. Growth brake can be symmetrical (dull development with limited brain growth) or asymmetrical (head circumference and length are preserved and brain growth is relatively spared).

Symmetric SGA (Weight, head circumference and length all below the tenth percentile) tin be due to chromosomal abnormalities, intrauterine infection, severe placental insufficiency and or a constitutionally small babe.
Asymmetric SGA (Weight below the 10th percentile) can be due to interference with placental function and or interference with maternal health in 3rd trimester.

There are a large number of known relationships betwixt low birth weight and both maternal and fatal abnormalities, a few examples are shown below.

Z-score

The nativity weight Z-score is a predictor of agin neonatal outcome in astringent placental insufficiencies.^[fourteen] For an individual nascency weight, a z-score of -1 is one standard difference beneath the mean birth weight of the accomplice.

The Z-score nomenclature organisation can be used to compare a kid or a group of children to the reference population.

The Z-score (SD-score) = (observed value - median value of the reference population) / standard difference value of reference population.

Z-score scale is linear - therefore a fixed interval of Z-scores has a fixed peak departure in cm, or weight difference in kg, for all children of the same age.
Z-scores are sex-contained - allows evaluation of children's growth status past combining sex and age groups.
Z-scores allow statistical calculations - such every bit means, standard deviations, and standard error to classify a population'south growth status.

The Z-score classification system can also be used for population-based assessments, for case to monitor nutritional status malnutrition, wellness and within nutrition centers.

The z-score differences (Zdiff) uses standard deviation scores to analyze changes in growth for a particular observation menstruation.

Links:WHO

Fetal Gastroschisis

Gastroschisis Birth Weight Graph

Gastroschisis patients are commonly small-scale for gestational age (SGA, birth weight < 10th centile). Frequency line graphs of the nascence weight distribution.^[15]

The abnormality is usually situated to the right of the umbilicus and abdominal contents, mainly gastrointestinal, are found outside the anterior torso wall. Tin occur in isolation and also in association with other gastrointestinal anomalies (intestinal atresia, perforation, necrosis or volvulus). Defects in other organ systems accept been reported in up to 35% of children.

Maternal Elevated Testosterone

Maternal elevated testosterone levels is associated with depression birth weight in humans. Hyperandrogenism associated with polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) and pre-eclampsia have a higher prevalence of small-for-gestational age newborns. A rat model written report suggests that maternal testosterone does not cross the placenta, to directly suppress fetal growth, but affects nutrient delivery to the fetus by downward-regulating specific amino acid transporter activeness.^[16]

High Altitude

Altitude affects growth patterns measured in a a contempo Peruvian study of 63,620 healthy infants built-in at low (150 grand) and loftier (3000-4400 thou) distance were compared.^[17] They found that in the third trimester "Hateful and median nativity weight differences between those built-in at low and high altitudes reached statistical significance after 35 and 33 weeks, respectively."

Canada

Definition: Alive births with a nascence weight of 4,500 grams or more, expressed equally a percentage of all live births with known birth weight.

High nascency weight can result in complications for the infant and female parent during birth and may exist associated with an increased hazard of diabetes.

Links: Canada Statistics | Statistics Canada, Vital Statistics, Birth Database.

Australia - Indigenous

Australian low birth weight (2008–2009)^[18]

Information in graphs below from AIHW 2022 Report, Birthweight of babies born to Indigenous mothers.^[ten]

Links: Australian Statistics | Preterm Birth | SmokingBirth weight reference percentiles for Chinese===

Mainland china

Nascence weight reference percentiles for Chinese^[12] "There have been moderate increases in birth weight percentiles for Chinese infants of both sexes and most gestational ages since 1980s, suggesting the importance of utilizing an updated national reference for both clinical and enquiry purposes."

Links: China Statistics

References

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Nascency Terms

amniotomy - birth medical process thought to speed labor, where the amniotic sac is artificially ruptured using a tool (amniohook).

birth - (parturition, partus, childbirth, labour, delivery). expulsion of the foetus from the uterus. (More? birth)

birth weight - (nativity-weight) the weight of the neonate measured as shortly as possible after birth. (More? birth weight)

Bishop score - (Bishop's score) A clinical exam prior to birth named after the obstetrician/gynaecologist Edward H. Bishop (1913-1995) who published a 1964 newspaper "Pelvic Scoring For Elective Induction". (More? PMID 14199536)

breech - fetal buttocks presented first and can also occur in different forms depending on presentation (consummate breech, frank breech, footing breech, knee breech). (More? historic paradigm)

decidual activation - increased uterine proteolysis and extracellular matrix degradation.

dilatation - opening of the cervix in training for birth (expressed in centimetres).

effacement - shortening or thinning of the neck, in grooming for nascence.

early on cord clamping - placental cord clamping carried out in the first 60 seconds after birth.

forceps - mechanical "plier-like" tool used on fetal head to assist nativity.

induction of labour - clinical process where labour starts artificially by using a membrane sweep, pessary or hormone drip.

instrumental birth - birth process where the use of clinical instruments is required.

labor - the maternal physiological procedure of birth. (More? birth)

macrosomia - clinical description for a fetus that is as well large, condition increases steadily with advancing gestational age and defined past a multifariousness of birthweights. In significant women anywhere betwixt ii - fifteen% take birth weights of greater than 4000 grams (4 Kg, eight lb 13 oz). (More than? macrosomia)

membrane rupture - breaking of the amniotic membrane and release of amniotic fluid (water breaking).

morbidity - (Latin, morbidus = "sick" or "unhealthy") refers to a diseased land, disability, or poor health due to whatever cause.

necrotising enterocolitis - clinical status mainly seen in preterm infants, where portions of the bowel undergo necrosis.

neonatal - the early postnatal period relating to the nativity, information technology includes the menstruation up to 4 weeks after nascency.

obstetric fistula - aberrant connection betwixt the vagina and rectum or bladder acquired by a prolonged obstructed labor.

perinatal - the early postnatal catamenia relating to the birth, statistically it includes the period up to 7 days after birth.

presentation - how the fetus is situated in the uterus.

presenting office - part of fetus body that is closest to the cervix.

preterm birth - nascency of an infant before GA 37 weeks of pregnancy. (More? preterm birth)

2nd phase of labour - passage of the baby through the birth canal into the outside earth.

stillbirth and perinatal death - death of a baby after GA 24 weeks of pregnancy but earlier birth.

tachycardia - rapid fetal centre charge per unit (greater than 160 beats per minute) for the term fetus, usually adamant past fetal monitoring.

third phase of labour - interval from the nascency of the baby to the expulsion of the placenta and membranes.

tocolytic - a drug used to foreclose or lessen uterine contractions.

uterotonic - drug used to induce uterine contractions.

umbilical cord acid-base analysis - clinical perinatal test used to assessing intrapartum hypoxia, measuring one or several indices: arterial umbilical cord blood pH, lactate, and base arrears. Hypoxia is indicated past a low pH, high base arrears and high lactate.

vacuum extractor - (ventouse) rubber or metal suction cap device used on fetal caput to aid birth.

vertex presentation - (cephalic presentation) where the fetus head is the presenting part, most common and safest birth position.

Z-score - (standard deviation scores) ordinarily used to assess growth of preterm infants. For an private nascency weight, a z-score of -1 is one standard deviation below the mean birth weight of the cohort.

z-score differences - (Zdiff) uses standard divergence scores to analyze changes in growth for a particular observation menses.

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