Norris, T; Johnson, W; Farrar, D; Tuffnell, J; Wright, N; Cameron, N; (2015) Small-for-gestational age & Large-for-gestational age thresholds to predict infants at risk of adverse delivery and neonatal outcomes: are current charts adequate? An observational study from the Born in Bradford cohort. BMJ Open , 5 (3) 10.1136/bmjopen-2014-006743.

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Abstract

Objectives: Construct an ethnic specific chart and compare the prediction of adverse outcomes using this chart with the clinically recommended UK-WHO (United Kingdom-World Health Organization) and customised birth weight charts using cut offs for small-for-gestational age (SGA: birth weight <10th centile) and large-for-gestational age (LGA: birth weight>90th centile). Design: Prospective cohort study. Setting: Born in Bradford (BiB) study, UK. Participants: 3980 White British and 4448 Pakistani infants with complete data for gestational age, birth weight, ethnicity, maternal height, weight and parity. Main outcome measures: Prevalence of SGA and LGA, using the three charts and indicators of diagnostic utility (sensitivity, specificity and area-under-the curve (AUROC)) of these chart-specific cut-offs to predict delivery and neonatal outcomes and a composite outcome. Results: In White British and Pakistani infants, the prevalence of SGA and LGA differed depending on the chart used. Increased risk of SGA was observed when using the UK-WHO and customised charts as opposed to the ethnic-specific, whilst the opposite was apparent when classifying LGA infants. However, the predictive utility all three charts to identify adverse clinical outcomes was poor, with only the prediction of shoulder dystocia achieving an AUROC>0.62 on all three charts. Conclusion: Despite being recommended in national clinical guidelines, the UK-WHO and the customised birth weight charts perform poorly at identifying infants at risk of adverse neonatal outcomes. Being small or large may increase the risk of an adverse outcome, however size alone is not sensitive or specific enough with current detection to be useful. However, a significant amount of missing data for some of the outcomes may have limited the power needed to determine true associations.

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