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Birth weight and head circumference for 22-29 weeks gestation neonates from an international cohort

Size at birth is a key indicator of in utero growth. Our objective was to generate sex-specific percentiles for birth weight and head circumference in neonates born between 22 and 29 weeks gestation from pregnancies without hypertension or diabetes and assess differences between vaginal and caesarean births and between singletons and twins.

Citation:
Fenton TR, Alshaikh B, Kusuda S, …… Strunk T, Modi N, et al. Birth weight and head circumference for 22-29 weeks gestation neonates from an international cohort. Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed. 2025;110(4):401-8

Keywords:
Growth; Neonatology

Abstract:
Size at birth is a key indicator of in utero growth. Our objective was to generate sex-specific percentiles for birth weight and head circumference in neonates born between 22 and 29 weeks gestation from pregnancies without hypertension or diabetes and assess differences between vaginal and caesarean births and between singletons and twins.