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Estimated fetal weight: Applicability to small‐ and large‐for‐gestational‐age fetus
Author(s) -
Miller Joseph M.,
Kissling Grace A.,
Brown Haywood L.,
Gabert Harvey A.
Publication year - 1988
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.1870160205
Subject(s) - medicine , fetus , fetal weight , gestational age , gestation , obstetrics , fetal growth , ultrasonography , pregnancy , surgery , genetics , biology
Ultrasonic formulas using femur length and abdominal circumference with or without biparital diameter were found to be highly accurate in predicting the weight of normal‐sized term infants. The small‐for‐gestational age fetus, however, was overestimated and the large‐for‐gestational‐age fetus was underestimated. The fetal weight formulas tested that were appropriate for the entire study group were not applicable to those fetuses having altered growth.