Macrosomia
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2017
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Araujo Junior, Edward 
Peixoto, Alberto Borges
Zamarian, Ana Cristina Perez
Elito Junior, Julio
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Fetal macrosomia is defined as birth weight >4000 g and is associated with several maternal and fetal complications such as maternal birth canal trauma, shoulder dystocia, and perinatal asphyxia. Early identification of risk factors could allow preventive measures to be taken to avoid adverse perinatal outcomes. Prenatal diagnosis is based on two-dimensional ultrasound formulae, but accuracy is low, particularly at advanced gestation. Three-dimensional ultrasound could be an alternative to soft tissue monitoring, allowing better prediction of birth weight than two-dimensional ultrasound. In this article, we describe the definition, risk factors, diagnosis, prevention, ultrasound monitoring, prenatal care, and delivery in fetal macrosomia cases. (C) 2016 Published by Elsevier Ltd.
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Best Practice & Research Clinical Obstetrics & Gynaecology. Oxford, v. 38, p. 83-96, 2017.