Growth curves for twins in Slovenia

J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2017 Feb;30(4):479-481. doi: 10.1080/14767058.2016.1175425. Epub 2016 Jun 13.

Abstract

Abnormalities of fetal growth are more common in twins. We introduce the growth curves for monitoring fetal growth in twin pregnancies in Slovenia. Slovenian National Perinatal Information System for the period between 2002 and 2010 was used to calculate birth weight percentiles for all live born twins for each week from 22nd to 40th week. The calculated percentiles of birth weight for all live-born twins in Slovenia served as the basis for drawing 'growth' curves. The calculated growth curves for twins will help accurately diagnose small or large twin fetuses for their gestational age in the native central European population.

Keywords: Birth weight percentiles; growth curves; population; twins.

MeSH terms

  • Birth Weight*
  • Female
  • Fetal Development / physiology*
  • Gestational Age
  • Growth Charts*
  • Humans
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Pregnancy
  • Pregnancy, Twin
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Slovenia
  • Twins*