RAISED MATERNAL SERUM ALPHA‐FETOPROTEIN LEVELS AND LOW BIRTH WEIGHT BABIES
- 1 December 1980
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
- Vol. 87 (12) , 1099-1102
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1471-0528.1980.tb04480.x
Abstract
In a retrospective study of low birth weight babies (less than 2.5 kg) born in 1 yr it was found that statistically more maternal serum .alpha.-fetoprotein levels were above twice the median level than a control group of mothers producing larger babies (more than 3 kg). From the results the test cannot be accepted as being a prospective indicator or as a screening test of low birth weight in pregnant women.This publication has 7 references indexed in Scilit:
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