OBJECTIVE: To review the prevalence of and our ability to identify macrosomic (birthweight>
4000 g) fetuses. Additionally, based on the current evidence, propose an algorithm for …

Fetal macrosomia, arbitrarily defined as a birth weight of more than 4,000 g (8 lb, 13 oz)
complicates more than 10 percent of all pregnancies in the United States. It is associated …

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Background. Large for gestational age fetuses, also called macrosomic fetuses, represent a …

Suspected fetal macrosomia is encountered commonly in obstetric practice. As birth weight
increases, the likelihood of labor abnormalities, shoulder dystocia, birth trauma, and …

Both elective cesarean and early induction have been proposed for pregnancies in which
the fetus is suspected to be macrosomic by ultrasound examination. We studied 242 …

Objective: To test the hypothesis that elective induction of labor, compared to spontaneous
labor, reduces the cesarean rate in women with a sonographic diagnosis of fetal …

Background: Macrosomic fetuses represent a continuing challenge in obstetrics. Objectives:
We studied maternal risk factors of fetal macrosomia and maternal and infant outcome in …

Objective: Because difficult vaginal delivery is more frequent with macrosomic fetuses, some
authors recommend routine caesarean section for the delivery of fetuses> 4500 g. The …

Objective: To examine prospectively the effect on pregnancy outcome of a management
protocol, that adds ultrasonographic weight estimation in fetuses suspected clinically as …

Objective: To determine the composite risk of maternal and neonatal morbidity in
pregnancies with suspected fetal macrosomia. Methods: In a retrospective study of laboring …