Estimated fetal weight at mid‐gestation in prediction of pre‐eclampsia in singleton pregnancy

Abstract

What are the novel findings of this work? Sonographic estimated fetal weight (EFW) at mid-gestation can improve the prediction of early and preterm pre-eclampsia (PE) provided by maternal risk factors and mean arterial pressure (MAP) but not the prediction provided by a combination of maternal risk factors, MAP and uterine artery pulsatility index. What are the clinical implications of this work?In pregnancies complicated by preterm PE, a high proportion of babies are small-for-gestational age and EFW measured at the routine mid-gestation ultrasound examination can be used for prediction of preterm PE.