Reliability 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 | Zendy

Temitope A. Yomibo-Sofolahan | Zendy; Adekunle J. Ariba | Zendy; Olusanya Abiodun | Zendy; AO Egunjobi | Zendy; Oluwaseun S. Ojo | Zendy

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Reliability 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 J. Ariba,

Olusanya Abiodun,

AO Egunjobi,

Oluwaseun S. 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 , reliability (semiconductor) , term (time) , agency (philosophy) , turnover , obstetrics , statistics , power (physics) , physics , management , quantum mechanics , economics , philosophy , mathematics , epistemology

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.

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