INTRODUCTION The references used to assess child growth in Spain are the graphs of the Orbegozo Foundation and the charts of the World Health Organization (WHO). The objective of this study is to analyze the differences between the two charts for weight, height and body mass index, and assess their relevance to identify growth or nutritional problems. MATERIAL AND METHODS The values of the ex...

Prescriptive charts have emerged in prenatal care; nevertheless, their use remains very controversial and descriptive are still preferred many countries. This systematic review aimed to assessed the methodological quality of studies that compared prescriptive fetal growth other charts. We undertook a MEDLINE, Scopus, Cochrane Library Grey literature sources search for from 2014 June 1, 2021. Th...

This prospective study aimed to investigate metamorphopsia in eyes with central retinal vein occlusion (CRVO) and included 28 eyes (28 patients) with unilateral CRVO that had macular edema (ME) in the acute phase. The ME was treated with anti-vascular endothelial growth factor agents. At baseline and at 1 and 6 months after initiation of treatment, quantitative measurements of metamorphopsia we...

BACKGROUND Selection of appropriate reference charts for fetal biometry is mandatory to ensure an accurate diagnosis. Most hospitals and clinics in Israel use growth curves from the United States. Charts developed in different populations do not perform well in the Israeli population. OBJECTIVES To construct new reference charts for fetal biparietal diameter (BPD), head circumference (HC), ab...

OBJECTIVE To construct centile charts for birth weight, length and head circumference for infants born from 24 to 42 weeks of gestation and to compare with the other national and international growth charts. STUDY DESIGN Observational descriptive study. SUBJECTS All consecutively live born singleton infants from 24 to 42 weeks of gestation. METHODS Data were retrieved for the birth weigh...

OBJECTIVE Customized growth charts developed for singleton pregnancies have been shown to be more effective than population-based ones at identifying small-for-gestational age (SGA) fetuses at risk for intrauterine fetal death (IUFD). We sought to compare the association between SGA and IUFD in twins using customized growth charts designed for twin gestations compared to those designed for sing...