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Comparative Study
. 1986 Jul;68(1):46-8.

Decreased birth weight and femur length in fetuses of patients with the sickle-cell trait

S Roopnarinesingh, S Ramsewak
  • PMID: 3523329
Comparative Study

Decreased birth weight and femur length in fetuses of patients with the sickle-cell trait

S Roopnarinesingh et al. Obstet Gynecol. 1986 Jul.

Abstract

The mean birth weight in women with the sickle-cell trait (Hb-AS) was less than in a matched population (Hb-AA), and the difference was statistically significant. Ultrasonic fetal biparietal diameter measurements in 30 patients with Hb-AS fell within normal limits, but mean femur lengths were found to be reduced at each gestational period when compared with similar measurements in patients with normal hemoglobin.

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