Fetal limb soft tissue assessment for prediction of birth weight and umbilical cord blood analytes in gestational diabetes

To evaluate the value of third trimester ultrasound (estimated fetal weight, cheek-to-cheek diameter, sectional Wharton's jelly area, sectional areas and fractional volumes in extremities) to predict birth weight and cord biochemical markers at birth (leptin, insulin, c-peptide, IGF1, erythropoietin and ferritin) in diabetic pregnancies.Prospective study in 49 patients with gestational diabetes. An ultrasound was performed between 32 and 34...