title: Birthweight percentiles for twin birth neonates by gestational age in China.
abstract: Localized birthweight references for gestational ages serve as an essential tool in accurate evaluation of atypical birth outcomes. Such references for twin births are currently not available in China. The aim of this study was to construct up-to-data sex specific birth weight references by gestational ages for twin births in China. We conducted a population-based analysis on the data of 22,507 eligible living twin infants with births dated between 8/01/2006 and 8/31/2015 from all 95 hospitals within the Wuhan area. Gestational ages in complete weeks were determined using a combination of last-menstrual-period based (LMP) estimation and ultrasound examination. Smoothed percentile curves were created by the Lambda Mu Sigma (LMS) method. Reference of the 3(rd), 10(th), 25(th), 50(th), 75(th), 90(th), 97(th) percentiles birth weight by sex and gestational age were made using 11,861 male and 10,646 female twin newborns with gestational age 26-42 weeks. Separate birthweight percentiles curves for male and female twins were constructed. In summary, our study firstly presents percentile curves of birthweight by gestational age for Chinese twin neonates. Further research is required for the validation and implementation of twin birthweight curves into clinical practice.
authors: Wuhan Medical &Healthcare Center for Women and Children, Wuhan, China.
authors: Bin
authors: B
authors: Zhang
authors: Wuhan Medical &Healthcare Center for Women and Children, Wuhan, China.
authors: Zhongqiang
authors: Z
authors: Cao
authors: Wuhan Medical &Healthcare Center for Women and Children, Wuhan, China.
authors: Yiming
authors: Y
authors: Zhang
authors: Wuhan Medical &Healthcare Center for Women and Children, Wuhan, China.
authors: Cong
authors: C
authors: Yao
authors: Wuhan Medical &Healthcare Center for Women and Children, Wuhan, China.
authors: Chao
authors: C
authors: Xiong
authors: Wuhan Medical &Healthcare Center for Women and Children, Wuhan, China.
authors: Yaqi
authors: Y
authors: Zhang
authors: Department of Maternal and Child Health, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science &Technology, Wuhan, China.
authors: Youjie
authors: Y
authors: Wang
authors: Wuhan Medical &Healthcare Center for Women and Children, Wuhan, China.
authors: Aifen
authors: A
authors: Zhou
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D001724:Birth Weight; D002681:China; D005260:Female; D005865:Gestational Age; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D011247:Pregnancy; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome; D012016:Reference Values; D014427:Twins