Association of ultrasound-based measures of fetal body composition with newborn adiposity

Newborns exhibit substantial variation in gestational age-adjusted and sex-adjusted fat mass proportion. The antecedent characteristics of fetal body composition that are associated with newborn fat mass proportion are poorly understood.The aim of this study was to determine whether a composite measure of fetal fat mass is prospectively associated with newborn adiposity.In a longitudinal study of 109 low-risk pregnancies, fetal ultrasonography...