Caesarean sections are associated with sonographic determined fetal size from the second trimester onwards

Sylvia Kirchengast; Beda Hartmann

doi:10.2478/anre-2020-0012

Authors

Sylvia Kirchengast Department of Evolutionary Anthropology University of Vienna, Austria
Beda Hartmann Clinic for Gynecology and Obstetrics, Danube Hospital, Vienna, Austria

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2478/anre-2020-0012

Keywords:

fetal growth, sonography, newborn size, caesarean section, delivery mode

Abstract

Human birth represents a critical and life-threatening event in the life of mother and child and is therefore of special importance for anthropological as well as public health research.

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