Assessment of Triplet Fetal Growth by Using Cross-Sectional Analysis of the Birth Weight
- 1 February 1999
- journal article
- Published by S. Karger AG in Fetal Diagnosis and Therapy
- Vol. 14 (1) , 31-34
- https://doi.org/10.1159/000020884
Abstract
Objective: To model the growth of triplets. Method: Statistical analysis using data of a consecutive series of 76 triplet gestations (223 livebirths). Results: The best model to describe the growth was linear regression (r = 0.76; r2 = 0.577; p < 0.0001; y = –2,858.05 + 139.66x). 34.2% of the sets had an intratriplet discordance rate of at least 25%, and 11.8% of the triplets had a maximum discordance rate over 40%. Conclusions: (1) Triplet fetal growth is strongly related to the gestational age; (2) the growth of each triplet in a same set may considerably differ, and (3) the use of singleton curves for triplet growth assessment is inadequate.Keywords
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