Are selection criteria for healthy pregnancies responsible for the gap between fetal growth in the French national Elfe birth cohort and the Intergrowth ‐21st fetal growth standards?

ConclusionIntergrowth standards differed from fetal biometric measures in France, including among low ‐risk pregnancies selected to replicate IG's healthy pregnancy sample. These results challenge the project's assumption that careful constitution of a low‐risk population makes it possible to describe normative fetal growth across populations.

Source: Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology - November 28, 2018 Category: Perinatology & Neonatology Authors: Barbara Heude, Morgane Le Guern, Anne Forhan, Pauline Scherdel, Manik Kadawathagedara, Marie ‐Noëlle Dufourg, Corinne Bois, Marie Cheminat, François Goffinet, Jérémie Botton, Marie‐Aline Charles, Jennifer Zeitlin Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research