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Original Articles

Is there a relationship between high birth weight and umbilical vein diameter?

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Pages 3609-3613 | Received 20 Nov 2019, Accepted 20 Aug 2020, Published online: 20 Oct 2020
 

Abstract

Objective

The aim of the study was to evaluate the associations between sonographical measurements of the umbilical cord and birth weight in 20–24 weeks of gestations.

Methods

This cross-sectional study was conducted with the participation of 220 low-risk pregnant women between 20–24 gestational weeks. Biparietal diameter, head and abdominal circumference, and femur length were measured for anthropometric calculations. Umbilical cord including umbilical vein diameters, placental thickness, umbilical artery. Doppler measurements (RI, PI) were recorded.

Results

In accordance with the results of statistical computations, an inverse relationship was found between umbilical vein diameter and birth weight of a large gestational age (LGA) newborn in 20–24 gestational weeks (p < .05). There was no significant relationship between other parameters and birth weight of LGA newborns.

Conclusion

There is an inverse relationship between birth weights of newborns with LGA and umbilical vein diamater at 20–24 weeks of pregnancy. The umbilical vein diameter in the second trimester may be a promising measurement on predicting LGA fetus. The researches have not confirmed the physiopathology of this finding yet, but it is paving the path for future studies.

Disclosure statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).

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