FETAL MACROSOMIA. OBSTETRIC AND PERINATAL OUTCOMES

Abstract

One of the significant medical and social problems is pregnancy and childbirth in the presence of a large fetus. Macrosomia in most literature is defined as birth weight >4000 g and occurs in 10% of pregnancies. This condition is associated with risks for both the mother and the fetus: the frequen-cy of cesarean section, trauma to the birth canal, shoulder dystocia and perinatal asphyxia increas-es.