Cerebral palsy and intrauterine growth in single births: European collaborative study

Stephen Jarvis, Svetlana V Glinianaia, Maria-Giulia Torrioli, Mary Jane Platt, Maria Miceli, Pierre-Simon Jouk, Ann Johnson, Jane Hutton, Karla Hemming, Gudrun Hagberg, Helen Dolk, James Chalmers, Surveillance of Cerebral Palsy in Europe (SCPE) collaboration of European Cerebral Palsy Registers

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Abstract

Cerebral palsy seems to be more common in term babies whose birthweight is low for their gestational age at delivery, but past analyses have been hampered by small datasets and Z-score calculation methods.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1106-1111
Number of pages6
JournalLancet
Volume362
Issue number9390
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 4 Oct 2003

Keywords

  • Birth Weight
  • Cerebral Palsy
  • Embryonic and Fetal Development
  • England
  • Europe
  • Female
  • Gestational Age
  • Humans
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Infant, Premature
  • Parity
  • Pregnancy
  • Prevalence
  • Reference Standards
  • Registries
  • Risk Factors

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