title: Growth curves for twins in Slovenia.
abstract: Abnormalities of fetal growth are more common in twins. We introduce the growth curves for monitoring fetal growth in twin pregnancies in Slovenia. Slovenian National Perinatal Information System for the period between 2002 and 2010 was used to calculate birth weight percentiles for all live born twins for each week from 22nd to 40th week. The calculated percentiles of birth weight for all live-born twins in Slovenia served as the basis for drawing 'growth' curves. The calculated growth curves for twins will help accurately diagnose small or large twin fetuses for their gestational age in the native central European population.
authors.affiliation: a Perinatology Unit, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology , University Medical Center Ljubljana , Ljubljana , Slovenia , and.
authors.forename: Katja
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Bricelj
authors.affiliation: b Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kaplan Medical Center, Rehovot , Affiliated with the Hadassah-Hebrew University School of Medicine , Jerusalem , Israel.
authors.forename: Isaac
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Blickstein
authors.affiliation: a Perinatology Unit, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology , University Medical Center Ljubljana , Ljubljana , Slovenia , and.
authors.forename: Gabrijela
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bržan-Šimenc
authors.affiliation: a Perinatology Unit, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology , University Medical Center Ljubljana , Ljubljana , Slovenia , and.
authors.forename: Vid
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Janša
authors.affiliation: a Perinatology Unit, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology , University Medical Center Ljubljana , Ljubljana , Slovenia , and.
authors.forename: Miha
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lučovnik
authors.affiliation: a Perinatology Unit, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology , University Medical Center Ljubljana , Ljubljana , Slovenia , and.
authors.forename: Ivan
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Verdenik
authors.affiliation: a Perinatology Unit, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology , University Medical Center Ljubljana , Ljubljana , Slovenia , and.
authors.forename: Andreja
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Trojner-Bregar
authors.affiliation: a Perinatology Unit, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology , University Medical Center Ljubljana , Ljubljana , Slovenia , and.
authors.forename: Nataša
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Tul
mesh_terms: D001724:Birth Weight; D005260:Female; D047109:Fetal Development / Q000502:physiology*; D005865:Gestational Age; D057238:Growth Charts; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D011247:Pregnancy; D059285:Pregnancy, Twin; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D017524:Slovenia; D014427:Twins
keywords: Birth weight percentiles; growth curves; population; twins