Suspected Fetal Growth Restriction at 37 Weeks: A Comparison of Doppler and Placental Pathology
Table 7
MCA Doppler versus no MCA Doppler newborn comparisons in suspected FGR.
Variable
MCA, yes
MCA, no
OR (95% CI)
value
Birthweight (g)
2340.6 ± 241.6
2356.3 ± 205.0
0.752
SGA
39 (57.4)
15 (46.9)
1.52 (0.60, 3.87)
0.327
Ponderal index (g/cm3)
2.40 ± 0.33
2.41 ± 0.33
0.862
Ponderal index < 10th percentile
20 (29.4)
8 (25.0)
1.25 (0.44, 3.63)
0.647
Five-minute Apgar < 7
0 (0)
1 (3.1)
0.320
Hospital stay (days)
3 (2–16)
3 (2–21)
0.505
NICU admission
15 (22.1)
5 (15.6)
1.53 (0.45, 5.43)
0.453
Hyperbilirubinemia phototherapy
13 (19.1)
5 (27.2)
1.28 (0.37, 4.61)
0.672
Hypoglycemia
6 (8.8)
3 (9.4)
0.94 (0.19, 5.13)
1.000
Hypothermia
8 (11.8)
4 (12.5)
0.82 (0.21, 3.18)
1.000
Oxygen requirement
6 (8.8)
3 (9.4)
0.93 (0.23, 4.07)
1.000
Composite neonatal morbidity
21 (30.9)
11 (34.4)
0.85 (0.32, 2.29)
0.727
Placental weight (g)
363.1 ± 79.7
337.9 ± 74.6
0.135
Birth/placental weight ratio
6.64 ± 1.15
7.26 ± 1.50
0.024
Umbilical cord diameter (cm)
1.20 ± 0.30
1.20 ± 0.30
1.000
Placental weight < 5th percentile
26 (38.2)
14 (43.8)
0.80 (0.31, 2.04)
0.600
OR = odds ratio, CI = confidence interval, MCA = middle cerebral artery, and FGR = fetal growth restriction. Results expressed in mean ± SD, number (%), or median (min–max).
