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Biparietal Diameter of Nepalese Foetus in Different Periods of Gestation by Ultrasonography
Author(s) -
Dali Sanu M.,
Shrestha Basanta L.
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
asia‐oceania journal of obstetrics and gynaecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.597
H-Index - 50
eISSN - 1447-0756
pISSN - 0389-2328
DOI - 10.1111/j.1447-0756.1989.tb00181.x
Subject(s) - biparietal diameter , medicine , gestation , percentile , obstetrics , ultrasonography , fetus , pregnancy , birth weight , gynecology , surgery , biology , mathematics , head circumference , statistics , genetics
Abstract This study presents an analysis of 316 primigravidas with their known date of last menstruation. These cases have been attending antenatal clinic from 14 to 40 weeks of gestation. The mean BPD (Biparietal Diameter) values and percentile values were calculated. It was observed that there is a steep rise of growth up to 31 weeks and thereafter a gradual rise up to 40 weeks. The maximum BPD from 31 to 40 weeks was 90.9 mm whereas western workers like Hansmann and Campbell reported 99 mm and 98.1 mm, respectively. Several factors like nutrition and hereditary may have influenced the foetus after 30 weeks leading to low birth weight in our newborns.