Assessment of fetal thymus size in pregnancies of underweight women
There is no evidence that low maternal weight influences fetal thymus size during pregnancy. The differences we observed concerning fetal weight at birth, gestational age at delivery, APGAR-Score and birth weight percentile confirm the results of previous studies.
Authors
- Kathrin Oelmeier (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8298-6966)
- Ralf Schmitz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5353-5135)
- Helen Ann Köster (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0675-1262)
- Janina Braun
- Mareike Möllers
- Lea Aleksic
Institutions
- University Hospital Münster (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Perinatal Medicine
- Published
- 2025-04-15
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1515/jpm-2024-0533
- Primary Topic
- Pregnancy and Medication Impact
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00