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Biparietal diameter and menstrual age in the black population attending edendale hospital
Author(s) -
Muñoz Washington Patricio,
Moore Peter John,
MacKin Anne,
Haines Linda Margaret
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
journal of clinical ultrasound
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.272
H-Index - 61
eISSN - 1097-0096
pISSN - 0091-2751
DOI - 10.1002/jcu.1870140904
Subject(s) - medicine , biparietal diameter , cephalometry , confidence interval , obstetrics , head circumference , pregnancy , population , gynecology , gestational age , orthodontics , genetics , environmental health , biology
The relationship between fetal biparietal diameter measured by echo‐graphy and menstrual age for blacks was studied. Predicted values and their confidence limits are presented in tables and graphs. The biparietal diameter was significantly smaller from 28 weeks than American and European studies, demonstrating that a composite graph was not applicable to the Zulus. The echographic results were checked at term by external cephalometry. Occipitofrontal circumference and birth weights for newborns were found similar to other studies. The smaller BPD in late pregnancy could be explained by the heads shape. The new charts are valuable in assessing fetal growth in African blacks.