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BJOG: an International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology June 2002, Vol. 109, pp. 658– 662

Relationship between customised birthweight centiles and neonatal anthropometric features of growth restriction Philip Owena,*, Tom Farrellb, J. Christopher R. Hardwicka, Khalid S. Khanc Objective To determine the relationship between customised birthweight centiles (adjusted for maternal and fetal physiological variables) and neonatal anthropometric features of intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR). Design Observational study. Population Two-hundred and seventy women with low risk pregnancies participating in a cohort study of serial ultrasound biometry. Methods Customised birthweight centiles were calculated following adjustment for maternal weight, height and ethnic origin, gestational age at delivery, birth order, and sex of the infant. Three separate neonatal anthropometric measures were used to define IUGR: subscapular or triceps skinfold thickness