Maternal vitamin D status in early pregnancy is crucial for fetal growth and may reduce the risk of preterm birth, according ...

Similarly, a fetus with a 1-SD score larger abdominal-to-head circumference (AC/HC ... Second, because fetal ultrasound examinations in early pregnancy were used to establish gestational age ...

Low first trimester vitamin D concentrations are associated with risk for preterm birth; higher levels correlate with fetal growth.

Fetal body composition and organ volume measurements were obtained for 2,675 pregnancies in up to five 3D ultrasound scans completed across gestation. The researchers found that excessive versus ...

A new study from Penn State University explored whether vitamin D levels across pregnancy are associated with birth outcomes ...

Medical imaging is the technique and process of creating visual representations of the interior of a body for clinical analysis, and medical intervention.

Being born small lays the foundation for short-term and long-term implications for life. Intrauterine or fetal growth restriction describes the pregnancy complication of pathological reduced fetal ...