The Characteristics of Non-Diabetic Mothers with Macrosomic Newborns

KAYMAZ N., Cevizci S., Yildirim S., AYLANÇ H., BULUR N., Gencer M., ...More

GUNCEL PEDIATRI-JOURNAL OF CURRENT PEDIATRICS, vol.14, no.1, pp.23-29, 2016 (ESCI) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 14 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2016
  • Doi Number: 10.4274/jcp.44154
  • Journal Name: GUNCEL PEDIATRI-JOURNAL OF CURRENT PEDIATRICS
  • Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.23-29
  • Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Introduction: Fetal macrosomia is a condition with heterogeneous etiologic factors and its' frequency is increasing in recent years. Many macrosomic infants are born without any risk factors and accurate prediction of macrosomia is not possible with only single risk factor. The aim of this study was to research the characteristics of healthy mothers without diabetes who gave birth to macrosomic infants.