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Table 1 Prenatal and neonatal characteristics of newborns with PWS (n = 61)

From: Early diagnosis and care is achieved but should be improved in infants with Prader-Willi syndrome

 

N = Median (10pc; 90pc)

Mean (±SDS)

Sex (Male/Female)

28 (46%)/33 (54%)

 

Gestational age (WA)

39 (35;42)

39 ± 3.1

MAP

3/54 (5.5%)

 

Decreased fetal movements

15/56 (27%)

 

Polyhydramnios

12/53 (23%)

 

Amniocentesis

9/46 (20%)

 

Preterm birth <37 WA

12/59 (20%)

 

Cesarean section

39/58 (67%)

 

APGAR score 1 min

9 (4;10)

7.6 ± 2.7

APGAR score 5 min

10 (7.5;10)

9.2 ± 2

Birth weight (SDS)

-1.2 (-2.2;-0.2)

-1.2 ± 0.8

Birth length (SDS)

-1.2 (-2.3;-0.1)

-1.1 ± 1

Birth head circumference (SDS)

-0.2 (-2.2;1.1)

-0.5 ± 1.4

Small for gestational age

17/56 (30%)

 
  1. SDS: standard deviation score. WA: weeks of amenorrhea. MAP: Medically assisted procreation