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MACROSOMIC BABY [1 record]

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Record 1 2004-01-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Perinatal Period
CONT

Obstetric complications of macrosomic babies in African women.

OBS

A result of gestational diabetes.

OBS

gigantism (macrosomia): The state or quality of having excessively large stature; abnormally large size.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Périnatalité
CONT

La physiopathologie des nouveau-nés de poids de naissance élevé doit être avant tout considérée à partir de l'excès de tissu adipeux qui caractérise généralement ces enfants. [...] Il apparaît certain que la macrosomie décrite chez ces nouveau-nés est liée aux effets anaboliques de l'insuline. [Nouveau-nés de poids de naissance élevé et de mère diabétique]

Spanish

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