WHO multicentre study for the development of growth standards from fetal life to childhood: the fetal component

Mario Merialdi; Mariana Widmer; Ahmet Metin Gülmezoglu; Hany Abdel-Aleem; George Bega; Alexandra Benachi; Guillermo Carroli; Jose Guilherme Cecatti; Anke Diemert; Rogelio Gonzalez; Kurt Hecher; Lisa N Jensen; Synnøve L Johnsen; Torvid Kiserud; Alka Kriplani; Pisake Lumbiganon; Ann Tabor; Sameera A Talegawkar; Antoinette Tshefu; Daniel Wojdyla; Lawrence Platt

doi:10.1186/1471-2393-14-157

WHO multicentre study for the development of growth standards from fetal life to childhood: the fetal component

Mario Merialdi, Mariana Widmer, Ahmet Metin Gülmezoglu, Hany Abdel-Aleem, George Bega, Alexandra Benachi, Guillermo Carroli, Jose Guilherme Cecatti, Anke Diemert, Rogelio Gonzalez, Kurt Hecher, Lisa N Jensen, Synnøve L Johnsen, Torvid Kiserud, Alka Kriplani, Pisake Lumbiganon, Ann Tabor, Sameera A Talegawkar, Antoinette Tshefu, Daniel WojdylaLawrence Platt

Institut for Klinisk Medicin

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Abstract

BACKGROUND: In 2006 WHO presented the infant and child growth charts suggested for universal application. However, major determinants for perinatal outcomes and postnatal growth are laid down during antenatal development. Accordingly, monitoring fetal growth in utero by ultrasonography is important both for clinical and scientific reasons. The currently used fetal growth references are derived mainly from North American and European population and may be inappropriate for international use, given possible variances in the growth rates of fetuses from different ethnic population groups. WHO has, therefore, made it a high priority to establish charts of optimal fetal growth that can be recommended worldwide.

METHODS: This is a multi-national study for the development of fetal growth standards for international application by assessing fetal growth in populations of different ethnic and geographic backgrounds. The study will select pregnant women of high-middle socioeconomic status with no obvious environmental constraints on growth (adequate nutritional status, non-smoking), and normal pregnancy history with no complications likely to affect fetal growth. The study will be conducted in centres from ten developing and industrialized countries: Argentina, Brazil, Democratic Republic of Congo, Denmark, Egypt, France, Germany, India, Norway, and Thailand. At each centre, 140 pregnant women will be recruited between 8 + 0 and 12 + 6 weeks of gestation. Subsequently, visits for fetal biometry will be scheduled at 14, 18, 24, 28, 32, 36, and 40 weeks (+/- 1 week) to be performed by trained ultrasonographers.The main outcome of the proposed study will be the development of fetal growth standards (either global or population specific) for international applications.

DISCUSSION: The data from this study will be incorporated into obstetric practice and national health policies at country level in coordination with the activities presently conducted by WHO to implement the use of the Child Growth Standards.

Originalsprog	Engelsk
Artikelnummer	157
Tidsskrift	B M C Pregnancy and Childbirth
Vol/bind	14
Sider (fra-til)	1-9
Antal sider	9
ISSN	1471-2393
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2393-14-157
Status	Udgivet - 2 maj 2014

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Merialdi, M., Widmer, M., Gülmezoglu, A. M., Abdel-Aleem, H., Bega, G., Benachi, A., Carroli, G., Cecatti, J. G., Diemert, A., Gonzalez, R., Hecher, K., Jensen, L. N., Johnsen, S. L., Kiserud, T., Kriplani, A., Lumbiganon, P., Tabor, A., Talegawkar, S. A., Tshefu, A., ... Platt, L. (2014). WHO multicentre study for the development of growth standards from fetal life to childhood: the fetal component. B M C Pregnancy and Childbirth, 14, 1-9. [157]. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2393-14-157

Merialdi, M, Widmer, M, Gülmezoglu, AM, Abdel-Aleem, H, Bega, G, Benachi, A, Carroli, G, Cecatti, JG, Diemert, A, Gonzalez, R, Hecher, K, Jensen, LN, Johnsen, SL, Kiserud, T, Kriplani, A, Lumbiganon, P, Tabor, A, Talegawkar, SA, Tshefu, A, Wojdyla, D & Platt, L 2014, 'WHO multicentre study for the development of growth standards from fetal life to childhood: the fetal component', B M C Pregnancy and Childbirth, bind 14, 157, s. 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2393-14-157

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WHO multicentre study for the development of growth standards from fetal life to childhood: the fetal component

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