Identification of risk factors and development of a predictive model for foetal growth restriction: a retrospective case–control study
Xiu-Fang Shao · 2026
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Xiu-Fang Shao reports a 2026 case-control study from a maternity hospital in Fuzhou, China, on poor growth of a baby before birth. Records covered 490 women who gave birth in 2024, split between 196 whose babies grew poorly and 294 controls. The study compared health factors and birth outcomes between the groups.
Babies in the growth-restricted group more often had distress, early birth, and hospital care after delivery. Risk factors included a thin placenta on early scans, low levels of a pregnancy protein, and high blood pressure in pregnancy. A chart built from those factors predicted risk only moderately well. The author says outside testing is needed before clinics use it.
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| CREATOR | Xiu-Fang Shao |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 29071 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |