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Fetal anthropometry at term: Effect of menstrual age and relative fetal size
Author(s) -
Miller Joseph M.,
Foster Theda A.,
Brown Haywood L.,
Gabert Harvey A.
Publication year - 1989
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.1870170306
Subject(s) - medicine , biparietal diameter , fetus , anthropometry , fetal weight , obstetrics , pregnancy , term pregnancy , birth weight , gynecology , head circumference , genetics , biology
In a study of 324 term pregnancies, fetal measurements (biparietal diameter, femur length, and abdominal diameter) obtained within one week of delivery correlated more strongly with relative birth weight than with menstrual age.