Risk factors for the development of striae gravidarum

Rubeiz, Nelly; Tamim, Hala; Nassar, Anwar H.

doi:10.1016/j.ajog.2006.08.044

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“…Another study reported that women who developed SG had higher maternal BMI and higher gestational age at delivery and higher birth weight of baby [12]. The confounding factors such as low maternal age, high BMI, excessive maternal weight gain and large baby during pregnancy were consistent with the other studies [10,13]. In our study, due to selection criteria, gestational age, weight, BMI, weight gain during gestation and fetal weight were higher in controls.…”

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Striae gravidarum as a predictor of spontaneous preterm delivery: A case control study

Kelekçi¹,

Gençdal²,

Ozdemir³

et al. 2012

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Background/Aims: The association between striae gravidarum (SG) and preterm delivery may be postulated because of sharing similar poor organization of extracellular matrix in both skin and cervix. Our goal was to compare the frequency of striae gravidarum in women who gave preterm birth and women who gave term birth. Methods: A case-control study was conducted in women who gave preterm birth (n = 66) and age matched women who gave term birth (n = 68). Cases and controls were recruited from puerperal women consequently seen at delivery wards of perinatology unit. All women underwent dermatologic examination in terms of SG blindly to theirs gestational weeks of delivery. The frequency of SG was compared in all groups. Results: The frequency of SG was 63.6% in women with preterm birth and 54.4% in women with term birth (p = 0.278). SG is five times more common in late preterm group than in women with term group, but this difference was not statistically significant [(p = 0.227, OR: 5.02, CI 95% (0.5 -44.0)]. The rate of preventive cream usage was not statistically different in women with SG and without SG (p = 0.245). Conclusions: It seems that there was no statistically significant association between the risk of preterm labor and the presence of striae gravidarum. Larger prospective observational studies are needed to state expressly the probable clinical association between the presence of SG and preterm delivery.

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Striae gravidarum as a predictor of spontaneous preterm delivery: A case control study

Kelekçi¹,

Gençdal²,

Ozdemir³

et al. 2012

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“…2 The scale took into consideration the density and width of striae to estimate the surface area of the body part affected. Assessors, researchers, study participants and their physicians were blinded to the lotion assignment.…”

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“…8 However, in our previous study on SG, although women with a family history of SG were not more likely to develop SG, they were more likely to have severe SG. 2 Some authors found white race 3 and high BMI 7 to be associated with SG, while others found nonwhite race more predictive of SG and prepregnancy BMI to be unrelated. 8 SG can be a cause of great concern for many women.…”

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“…1 In a previous study conducted by our group, we found that the prevalence of SG in primigravidae was 61%. 2 The aetiology of SG is still unclear but probably involves the interplay between hormonal factors and the dermal support matrix combined with skin stretching. 1,3-5 SG have been associated with young maternal age, increased infant birthweight and excessive maternal weight gain during pregnancy.…”

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“…1,3-5 SG have been associated with young maternal age, increased infant birthweight and excessive maternal weight gain during pregnancy. 2,6,7 Other factors such as personal history, familial predisposition, race, maternal body mass index (BMI) and skin type are controversial. Chang et al found family history to be predictive of the development of SG.…”

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Cocoa butter lotion for prevention of striae gravidarum: a double‐blind, randomised and placebo‐controlled trial*

Osman

Usta

Rubeiz

et al. 2008

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Objective To assess whether application of cocoa butter lotion reduces the development of striae gravidarum (SG).Design Multicentre, double-blind, randomised and placebocontrolled trial.Setting Beirut and Tripoli, Lebanon.Population Nulliparous women presenting for prenatal care.Methods Nulliparous women presenting in the first trimester were randomly assigned to receive a lotion containing cocoa butter or a placebo lotion. Women were instructed to apply the assigned lotion daily until delivery.Main outcome measure The development of striae over the abdomen, breasts and thighs postpartum.Results Of 210 women enrolled, 175 (83%) completed the study. Ninety-one women received the study lotion and 84 received the placebo. There was no difference in the development of SG (45.1% versus 48.8%; P = 0.730) or the severity of SG between cases and controls. The results did not change when presence of stretch marks at enrolment or compliance with the regimen were taken into account.Conclusion Topical application of a lotion containing cocoa butter does not appear to reduce the likelihood of developing striae gravidarum.

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