ArticleBMC pregnancy and childbirth2016
Birth weight centiles by gestational age for twins born in south India.
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- Reference gender-specific neonatal size at birth growth curves for singleton and twin neonates from North India.Paediatrics & child health · 2024Article
- Birth Weight Reference Percentiles by Gestational Age for Turkish Twin Neonates.Turkish archives of pediatrics · 2021Article
- Birth weight percentiles by sex and gestational age for twins born in southern China.Scientific reports · 2019Article
- [Intrauterine growth status of twin neonates with a gestational age of 27-40 weeks].Zhongguo dang dai er ke za zhi = Chinese journal of contemporary pediatrics · 2018Article
- Male external genitalia growth curves and charts for children and adolescents aged 0 to 17 years in Chongqing, China.Asian journal of andrologyArticle
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backgroundBirth weight centile curves are commonly used as a screening tool and to assess the position of a newborn on a given reference distribution. Birth weight of twins are known to be less than those of comparable singletons and twin-specific birth weight centile curves are recommended for use. In this study, we aim to construct gestational age specific birth weight centile curves for twins born in south India.
methodsThe study was conducted at the Christian Medical College, Vellore, south India. The birth records of all consecutive pregnancies resulting in twin births between 1991 and 2005 were reviewed. Only live twin births between 24 and 42 weeks of gestation were included. Birth weight centiles for gestational age were obtained using the methodology of generalized additive models for location, scale and shape (GAMLSS). Centiles curves were obtained separately for monochorionic and dichorionic twins.
resultsOf 1530 twin pregnancies delivered during the study period (1991-2005), 1304 were included in the analysis. The median gestational age at birth was 36 weeks (1st quartile 34, 3rd quartile 38 weeks). Smoothed percentile curves for birth weight by gestational age increased progressively till 38 weeks and levels off thereafter. Compared with dichorionic twins, monochorionic twins had lower birth weight for gestational age from after 27 weeks.
conclusionsWe provide centile values of birth weight at 24 to 42 completed weeks of gestation for twins born in south India. These charts could be used both in routine clinical assessments and epidemiological studies.
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