The association between maternal and foetal factors with birth weight discordance in twins from Yucatan, Mexico

Autor: Hugo Azcorra, Luis Rodriguez, Nina Méndez
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Annals of Human Biology, Vol 48, Iss 2, Pp 153-156 (2021)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 0301-4460
1464-5033
03014460
DOI: 10.1080/03014460.2021.1921847
Popis: Birth weight discordance (BWD) is not an uncommon event in twin pregnancies and can be associated with maternal and newborn characteristics. We aimed to analyse the association between maternal sociodemographic and newborn characteristics with BWD in twin infants born in Yucatan, Mexico, during 2008–2017 (n = 2091 pairs). BWD was calculated as the percentage of birth weight of the heavier twin. We defined three categories of BWD: concordant twins:
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