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. 2015 Oct 1;594(5):1231–1245. doi: 10.1113/JP271110

Table 1.

Fetal body and organ weights

LA HA % change
Body Absolute 3613 ± 176 2680 ± 168a 74.2a
Brain Absolute 55.0 ± 1.9 44.5 ± 1.0a 80.9a
Relative 1.549 ± 0.058 1.683 ± 0.114 108.7
Heart Absolute 27.12 ± 1.69 22.75 ± 2.28 83.9
Relative 0.736 ± 0.026 0.853 ± 0.082 115.9
Liver Absolute 125.7 ± 6.5 81.8 ± 8.6a 65.1a
Relative 3.839 ± 0.329 3.030 ± 0.168 78.9
Adrenals Absolute 0.377 ± 0.018 0.410 ± 0.038 108.8
Relative 0.0105 ± 0.0008 0.0156 ± 0.0020a 148.6a
Placenta+uterus Absolute 1812 ± 211 2840 ± 83a 156.7a
Relative 52 ± 6 107 ± 8a 205.8a
Uteroplacental efficiency Relative 205 ± 16.4 96 ± 6.1a 46.8a
Brain/liver weight Relative 0.445 ± 0.024 0.592 ± 0.060a 133.3a

Fetal body weight (g) and organ absolute weight (g) and relative to body weight ratio. Uteroplacental efficiency was calculated and fetal body weight to uteroplacental weight. Growth symmetry was calculated as brain/liver weight. Values are means ± SEM. Significant difference (P ≤ 0.05): a vs. LA; Student's t test for all variables.