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Early rapid growth, early birth: accelerated fetal growth and spontaneous late preterm birth.
American journal of human biology : the official journal of the Human Biology Council - 1 Jan 2000
Lampl Michelle, Kusanovic Juan Pedro, Erez Offer, Espinoza Jimmy, Gotsch Francesca, Goncalves Luis, Hassan Sonia, Gomez Ricardo, Nien Jyh Kae, Frongillo Edward A, Romero Roberto
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The past two decades in the United States have seen a 24% rise in spontaneous late preterm delivery (34-36 weeks) of unknown etiology. This study tested the hypothesis that fetal growth was identical prior to spontaneous preterm (n = 221, median gestational age at birth 35.6 weeks) and term (n =...
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