孕前体重指数及孕期增重与小于胎龄儿的关系

目的 探讨孕前BMI、孕期增重与小于胎龄儿(small for gestational age,SGA)的关系,为预防小于胎龄儿的发生提供理论依据.方法 以2012年3月至2014年7月在山西医科大学第一医院产科分娩的4 754例单胎孕妇为研究对象,收集其一般人口学特征及健康状况、分娩情况等资料,测量其孕前身高、体重和分娩前体重,计算孕前BMI及孕期增重并分组,收集新生儿出生结局,了解孕前BMI和孕期增重对SGA的影响.结果 SGA发生率为9.26%(440/4 754).孕前体重较低组、正常组及超重/肥胖组SGA发生率为9.85%、8.54%和9.45%,调整孕妇年龄、孕产史等因素后,孕前BMI过高和超重/肥胖者SGA发生率低于孕前BMI正常范围的孕妇(OR=0.714,95%CI:0.535～0.953);不同孕期增重组SGA发生率分别为孕期增重低于美国医学研究所(IOM)建议范围下限组12.20%、增重在建议范围组9.23%、增重超过建议范围上限组8.45%;调整孕妇年龄、孕产史等因素后,孕期增重低于IOM建议范围下限增加SGA的发生风险(OR=1.999,95%CI:1.487～2.685),无论是孕前BMI较低、适宜还是超重/肥胖,分别以增重适宜作为参照,孕期增重低于IOM建议范围下限均增加SGA的发生风险,OR值分别为2.558(95%CI:1.313～4.981)、1.804(95%CI:1.258～2.587)、3.108(95%CI:1.237～7.811).孕前高BMI和孕期增重不足间未发现相加和相乘交互作用.结论 孕前BMI超重/肥胖者SGA发生率低于孕前BMI正常范围的孕妇,孕期增重不足增加SGA的发生风险,无论孕前BMI较低、正常还是超重/肥胖的孕妇增重均应避免低于IOM推荐的增重范围下限,以减少SGA的发生.     

Is there any relationship between adverse pregnancy outcome and first trimester nuchal translucency measurements in normal karyotype fetuses?

Aim: This study aims to research whether there is a relationship between first trimester nuchal translucency (NT) measurements and pregnancy complications such as gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), gestational hypertension (GHT), intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR) and oligohydramnios.

Method: This study included 225 singleton pregnancies attending Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University Obstetrics and Gynecology clinic for all monitoring and examinations, and gave birth at our clinic between January 2011 and December 2012. Data sources were clinical records and the hospital's automation system, and the study was planned as retrospective cohort. NT measurement was made between 10 weeks 3 days and 13 weeks 6 days gestation. For data analysis, the chi-square, Mann–Whitney U test and Spearman correlation were used.

Results: Of pregnancies, in the study, 5 (2.2%) developed GDM, 6 (2.6%) developed GHT, 2 (0.89%) developed IUGR and 10 (4.4%) developed oligohydramnios. There was no correlation identified between NT measurements and development of GDM, GHT, IUGR and oligohydramnios.

Conclusion: There was no relationship found between first trimester NT measurements and complications that could develop in pregnancy. For the first time in the literature, NT and oligohydramnios were studied and no relationship was observed.     

Three-dimensional versus two-dimensional ultrasound for fetal nasal bone evaluation in the second trimester

Objectives: To compare two-dimensional with three-dimensional ultrasound evaluation of the fetal nasal bone in the second trimester.

Methods: A prospective, non-interventional study was conducted, in 55 singleton fetuses, between 18 and 24 weeks’ gestation. Fetal nasal bone length was measured in the midsagittal plane by two-dimensional imaging and in the midsagittal and coronal plane with three-dimensional ultrasound. All three measurements were compared with one another using one-way repeated samples-measures ANOVA and paired samples t-test.

Results: The average fetal nasal bone length (mean?±?SD) as determined by the three methods was 7.01?±?0.94?mm for the two-dimensional midsagittal, 6.96?±?1.34?mm for the three-dimensional midsagittal, and 6.98?±?1.32?mm for the three-dimensional coronal plane; comparisons between one another were not statistically significant. Unilateral hypoplasia and bifid shape of the fetal nasal bone were detected in 8.2% and 20.4% of cases, respectively, by three-dimensional ultrasound, whereas all cases evaded detection with two-dimensional ultrasound (p?<?0.001 and p?=?0.001, respectively).

Conclusions: Fetal nasal bone length measured with two-dimensional ultrasound does not differ significantly from three-dimensional measurements. However, three-dimensional ultrasound is superior in detecting unilateral nasal bone hypoplasia or absence and in assessing fetal nasal bone shape. Hence, fetal nasal bone examination in the second trimester should include three-dimensional ultrasound evaluation.     

The utility of ultrasound in late pregnancy compared with clinical evaluation in detecting small and large for gestational age fetuses in low-risk pregnancies

Objective: To determine the utility of ultrasound (US) in late pregnancy for identifying fetuses with growth disturbances.

Methods: This study was designed as a retrospective study of birth weights over a 12-month period at the Royal Hobart Hospital (RHH) and Barwon Health (BH). Data were collected from the discharge summaries and medical records at both hospitals targeting abnormal fetal weight below 10th percentile (small for gestational age – SGA) and above 90th percentile (large for gestational age – LGA).

Results: There were 4079 study patients from both hospitals. After weight adjustment by gender and gestational age, an abnormal fetal weight was detected in 741 cases (babies over the 90th percentile or below 10th percentile). One hundred and twenty-eight patients with high-risk pregnancies were excluded. Therefore, a total of 613 patients remained that were considered to be low-risk pregnancies with abnormal foetal growth; 305 patients from RHH and 308 from BH. The antenatal detection rate for LGA was 35.9%, at RHH by combination of US and clinical evaluation, while for BH it was 34.8% by clinical evaluation alone (p?=?0.910). The antenatal detection rate for SGA was 36.8% via US and clinical evaluation at RHH and 54.5% by clinical evaluation alone at BH (p?=?0.006).

Conclusion: This study shows no benefit in the use of routine US for the antenatal diagnosis of LGA compared with clinical evaluation in low-risk pregnancies. US evaluation was inferior to clinical evaluation in the antenatal diagnosis of SGA in low-risk pregnancies.