First-trimester fetal growth restriction and the occurrence of miscarriage in rural Bangladesh: A prospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT: Fetal growth restriction in early pregnancy increases the risk of adverse pregnancy outcome, which has a significant social and psychological impact on women. There is limited information related to community-based study to evaluate early indicators related to miscarriage. The aim of this study is to examine the relationship between fetal growth restriction, measured by ultrasound crown-rump length (CRL), and subsequent occurrence of miscarriage in pregnant women in rural Bangladesh. The study was conducted within the Maternal and Infant Nutrition Interventions Trial in Matlab (MINIMat study), Bangladesh. A total of 4436 pregnant women were enrolled in the study when they were at less than 14 gestational weeks. The expected CRL was determined based on an established growth curve of gestati

SUBMITTER: Rashid H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5521847 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature