Open AccessReliability of a clinical method in estimating foetal weight and predicting route of delivery in term parturient monitored at a voluntary agency hospital in Southwest Nigeria
Author(s) -
Temitope A. Yomibo-Sofolahan,
Adekunle Joseph Ariba,
Olusanya Abiodun,
Ademola O. Egunjobi,
Oluwaseun Solomon Ojo
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
african journal of primary health care and family medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.654
H-Index - 20
eISSN - 2071-2936
pISSN - 2071-2928
DOI - 10.4102/phcfm.v13i1.3017
Subject(s) - medicine , fetal weight , gold standard (test) , birth weight , vaginal delivery , caesarean delivery , caesarean section , estimation , obstetrics , predictive value , reliability (semiconductor) , pregnancy , power (physics) , genetics , physics , management , quantum mechanics , economics , biology
The antepartum estimation of foetal weight is a major determinant of the route of delivery and this has become vital in modern day obstetrics. The limitations to the use of obstetric ultrasonography, considered as the gold standard in estimating foetal weight, make clinical estimation methods attractive alternatives, especially in resource- constrained settings where many un-booked women may report for delivery.