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Ultrasound, Fetal Weight Estimation, and Macrosomia

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The term fetal macrosomia indicates a birth weight of more than 4000 g regardless of gestational age. The group of Alexander and Himes set the limit at 4500 g by putting the acronym LGA (large for gestational age) as a terminology that indicates a birth weight higher than 90° centile for the gestational age, for which LAG can be a fetus of 3500 g born at 34 weeks. Recently the concept of IUGA (intrauterine growth acceleration) has been introduced, which indicates a growth in excess of the intrinsic potential of the fetus (Fig. 39.1) [1].

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Trojano, G., Mastrolia, S., Cardinale, S., Panetta, P. (2021). Ultrasound, Fetal Weight Estimation, and Macrosomia. In: Malvasi, A. (eds) Intrapartum Ultrasonography for Labor Management. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-57595-3_39

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