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. 2018 Jun 4;8(6):e018778. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-018778

Table 1.

Definitions of maternal and fetal outcomes used throughout this review

Outcome Definition
Large for gestational age A baby with birth weight ≥90th percentile of all babies with same gestational age.2
Small for gestational age A baby with birth weight <10th percentile of all babies with same gestational age.2
Macrosomia Birth weight of >4000 g.50
Caesarean section Surgical incision into abdominal and uterine wall to achieve delivery of the baby.51 Only emergency CS was considered in this study.
Gestational diabetes mellitus Any degree of glucose intolerance with onset or first recognition during pregnancy.52