Neonatal mortality risk of large-for-gestational-age and macrosomic live births in 15 countries, including 115.6 million nationwide linked records, 2000-2020

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OBJECTIVE: We aimed to compare the prevalence and neonatal mortality associated with large for gestational age (LGA) and macrosomia among 115.6 million live births in 15 countries, between 2000 and 2020.

DESIGN: Population-based, multi-country study.

SETTING: National healthcare systems.

POPULATION: Liveborn infants.

METHODS: We used individual-level data identified for the Vulnerable Newborn Measurement Collaboration. We calculated the prevalence and relative risk (RR) of neonatal mortality among live births born at term + LGA (>90th centile, and also >95th and >97th centiles when the data were available) versus term + appropriate for gestational age (AGA, 10th-90th centiles) and macrosomic (≥4000, ≥4500 and ≥5000 g, regardless of gestational age) versus 2500-3999 g. INTERGROWTH 21st served as the reference population.

MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Prevalence and neonatal mortality risks.

RESULTS: Large for gestational age was common (median prevalence 18.2%; interquartile range, IQR, 13.5%-22.0%), and overall was associated with a lower neonatal mortality risk compared with AGA (RR 0.83, 95% CI 0.77-0.89). Around one in ten babies were ≥4000 g (median prevalence 9.6% (IQR 6.4%-13.3%), with 1.2% (IQR 0.7%-2.0%) ≥4500 g and with 0.2% (IQR 0.1%-0.2%) ≥5000 g). Overall, macrosomia of ≥4000 g was not associated with increased neonatal mortality risk (RR 0.80, 95% CI 0.69-0.94); however, a higher risk was observed for birthweights of ≥4500 g (RR 1.52, 95% CI 1.10-2.11) and ≥5000 g (RR 4.54, 95% CI 2.58-7.99), compared with birthweights of 2500-3999 g, with the highest risk observed in the first 7 days of life.

CONCLUSIONS: In this population, birthweight of ≥4500 g was the most useful marker for early mortality risk in big babies and could be used to guide clinical management decisions.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - year:2023

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BJOG : an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology - (2023) vom: 27. Nov.

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Suárez-Idueta, Lorena [VerfasserIn]
Ohuma, Eric O [VerfasserIn]
Chang, Chia-Jung [VerfasserIn]
Hazel, Elizabeth A [VerfasserIn]
Yargawa, Judith [VerfasserIn]
Okwaraji, Yemisrach B [VerfasserIn]
Bradley, Ellen [VerfasserIn]
Gordon, Adrienne [VerfasserIn]
Sexton, Jessica [VerfasserIn]
Lawford, Harriet L S [VerfasserIn]
Paixao, Enny S [VerfasserIn]
Falcão, Ila R [VerfasserIn]
Lisonkova, Sarka [VerfasserIn]
Wen, Qi [VerfasserIn]
Velebil, Petr [VerfasserIn]
Jírová, Jitka [VerfasserIn]
Horváth-Puhó, Erzsebet [VerfasserIn]
Sørensen, Henrik T [VerfasserIn]
Sakkeus, Luule [VerfasserIn]
Abuladze, Lili [VerfasserIn]
Yunis, Khalid A [VerfasserIn]
Al Bizri, Ayah [VerfasserIn]
Alvarez, Sonia Lopez [VerfasserIn]
Broeders, Lisa [VerfasserIn]
van Dijk, Aimée E [VerfasserIn]
Alyafei, Fawziya [VerfasserIn]
AlQubaisi, Mai [VerfasserIn]
Razaz, Neda [VerfasserIn]
Söderling, Jonas [VerfasserIn]
Smith, Lucy K [VerfasserIn]
Matthews, Ruth J [VerfasserIn]
Lowry, Estelle [VerfasserIn]
Rowland, Neil [VerfasserIn]
Wood, Rachael [VerfasserIn]
Monteath, Kirsten [VerfasserIn]
Pereyra, Isabel [VerfasserIn]
Pravia, Gabriella [VerfasserIn]
Lawn, Joy E [VerfasserIn]
Blencowe, Hannah [VerfasserIn]
National Vulnerable Newborn Mortality Collaborative Group and the Vulnerable Newborn Measurement Core Group [VerfasserIn]
Flenady, Vicki [Sonstige Person]
Warrilow, Kara [Sonstige Person]
Lawford, Harriet [Sonstige Person]
Barreto, Mauricio Lima [Sonstige Person]
Falcão, Ila Rocha [Sonstige Person]
Horváth-Puhó, Erzsébet [Sonstige Person]
Abuladze, Liili [Sonstige Person]
Nakad, Pascale [Sonstige Person]
Flores, Arturo Barranco [Sonstige Person]
Gonzalez Roldan, Jesus Felipe [Sonstige Person]
Alyafei, Fawzia [Sonstige Person]
Olukade, Tawa O [Sonstige Person]
Ali, Hamdy A [Sonstige Person]
Alturk, Mohamad Rami [Sonstige Person]
Manktelow, Bradley N [Sonstige Person]
Draper, Elizabeth [Sonstige Person]
Fenton, Alan [Sonstige Person]
Kurinczuk, Jennifer J [Sonstige Person]
Davis, Celina [Sonstige Person]
Clarke, Samantha [Sonstige Person]

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Themen:

Fetal macrosomia
Infant
Journal Article
Large for gestational age
Neonatal mortality
Pregnancy

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Date Revised 27.11.2023

published: Print-Electronic

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doi:

10.1111/1471-0528.17706

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM365032980