Gestational Age

Coffee consumption during pregnancy was not linked to an increased risk for adverse outcomes, according to a study in the International Journal of Epidemiology.

By reducing HbA1c during pregnancy, women with pregestational diabetes may reduce their risks for having an infant born large for gestational age or with neonatal hypoglycemia, according to study results published in Diabetic Medicine.

Compared with triplet pregnancies reduced to singletons, those reduced to twins had lower fetal survival rate, younger gestational age at birth, lower birth weight and greater risk of preterm birth, according to findings of a meta-analysis.

Women with obesity had a higher risk for perinatal death, which was partly due to lower gestational age at delivery, data published in PLoS One showed.

CHICAGO — Results presented here showed premature infants at high risk for developmental dysplasia of the hip had lower alpha angles and higher beta angles when screened before 44 weeks corrected gestational age.

Maternal exposure to air pollution during pregnancy increased neonates’ odds of low birth weight and being born small for gestational age, according to data in Environmental Research.

Elevated fasting plasma glucose, but not post-load glucose, is associated with increased risk for large for gestational age infants, according to study findings published in Diabetic Medicine.

A structured Mediterranean diet or mindfulness-based stress reduction therapy, compared with usual care, significantly reduced the proportion of newborns at risk for low birth weight being born below the 10th percentile, data showed.

Extended-release metformin prolonged gestation compared with placebo in women who had preterm preeclampsia, according to results of a randomized controlled trial.

A cohort of young adults born small for gestational age demonstrated marked reductions in exercise capacity compared with a control group in a new study.