Contingent Screening for Small by Weight for Gestational Age Neonates

Pediatr Endocrinol Rev. 2016 Mar;13(3):568-73.

Abstract

Effective screening for small for gestational age neonates (SGA), in the absence of preeclampsia, can be accomplished using a contingent screening method. The basis for the contingent model is a combined assessment at 19-24 weeks gestation to stratify patients according to their risk. We can then identify prenatally over 90% of SGA neonates for a false positive rate of 10%.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Birth Weight*
  • Female
  • Fetal Growth Retardation / diagnosis*
  • Fetal Growth Retardation / etiology
  • Humans
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Infant, Small for Gestational Age*
  • Models, Biological
  • Pregnancy
  • Prenatal Diagnosis / methods*
  • Risk Factors