Maternal Blood Adipokines and Their Association with Fetal Growth: A Meta-Analysis of the Current Literature.

ABSTRACT: Background: Assessing fetal growth constitutes a fundamental aim within the realm of prenatal care. Impaired prenatal growth increases the risk of perinatal mortality, morbidity, and poor newborn outcomes. Growth restriction increases the risk of premature birth problems, as well as the risk of poor neurodevelopmental outcomes and future non-communicable disorders such as hypertension and metabolic syndrome as adults. The objective of this systematic review is to accumulate current literature evidence to assess the patterns of serum adipokine levels among women with growth-restricted fetuses and assess their potential alterations in those high-risk pregnancies. Methods: Medline, Scopus, CENTRAL, Clinicaltrials.gov, and Google Scholar databases were systematically searched fro

SUBMITTER: Sapantzoglou I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10971104 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature