Abstract
OBJECTIVE To examine the impact of maternal obesity on completion of foetal anomaly screening. METHODS A retrospective analysis of 500 anomaly scans (19+0-21+6 weeks) was included. Women were categorised according to the World Health Organisation (WHO) body mass index (BMI) classification: normal weight (18.50-24.99 kg/m2), overweight (25.00-29.99 kg/m2), obese class I (30-34.99 kg/m2), obese class II (35.00-39.99 kg/m2) and obese class III (≥40.00 kg/m2). A foetal anomaly imaging scoring system was developed from the National Health Service (NHS) Foetal Anomaly Screening Programme standard to evaluate scans. RESULTS Image quality deteriorated as BMI increased and was significantly different across the BMI categories (P
Original language | English |
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Journal | Journal of Perinatal Medicine |
Volume | 0 |
Issue number | 0 |
Early online date | 01 Feb 2017 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Early online date - 01 Feb 2017 |
Keywords
- Journal Article