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The value of symphysio‐fundal height/abdominal girth measurements in predicting fetal weight
Author(s) -
Dare F.O.,
Ademowore A.S.,
Ifaturoti O.O.,
Nganwuchu A.
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
international journal of gynecology and obstetrics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.895
H-Index - 97
eISSN - 1879-3479
pISSN - 0020-7292
DOI - 10.1016/0020-7292(90)91018-l
Subject(s) - medicine , girth (graph theory) , fetal weight , in utero , birth weight , fetus , centimeter , body weight , obstetrics , zoology , pregnancy , surgery , mathematics , genetics , combinatorics , biology
This paper presents the results of a study using the product of symphysio‐fundal height and abdominal girth at the umbilical level measured in centimeters and the results expressed in grams to estimate fetal weight at term in utero. The estimated weight before delivery correlated well with the birth weight. This simple method can be used in areas where sophisticated methods are unavailable.