When macrosomia is suspected, nonstress tests are used to periodically monitor your baby's health as your due date approaches.
Not exact matches
If that's the case, your practitioner will have already put you on a special pregnancy diet, so be sure to follow his or her instructions carefully to stay healthy and reduce baby's risk of
macrosomia (
when babies are born weighing more than 8 pounds, 13 ounces).
However, the risks associated with fetal
macrosomia increase greatly
when birth weight is more than 9 pounds 15 ounces (4,500 grams).
From failure to properly diagnose and treat gestational diabetes and fetal
macrosomia to delays in treatment
when fetal distress was evident during delivery,
when it comes to birth injuries like Erb's palsy, the families experience genuine, tangible harm
when their healthcare professionals let them down.
Fetal
macrosomia may, in turn, lead to a childbirth complication known as shoulder dystocia, which occurs
when a fetus's shoulder is caught behind the mother's pelvic bone as the fetus moves down through the birth canal.
The failure to timely detect fetal
macrosomia may also lead to an inadvisable vaginal delivery
when a Caesarean section should have been ordered.