Fetal anthropometry at term: effect of menstrual age and relative fetal size

J M Miller Jr; T A Foster; H L Brown; H A Gabert

doi:10.1002/jcu.1870170306

Fetal anthropometry at term: effect of menstrual age and relative fetal size

J Clin Ultrasound. 1989 Mar-Apr;17(3):193-6. doi: 10.1002/jcu.1870170306.

Authors

J M Miller Jr¹, T A Foster, H L Brown, H A Gabert

Affiliation

¹ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Louisiana State University School of Medicine, New Orleans 70112.

PMID: 2494230
DOI: 10.1002/jcu.1870170306

Abstract

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.

MeSH terms

Abdomen / embryology
Anthropometry
Birth Weight*
Female
Femur / embryology
Fetus / anatomy & histology*
Gestational Age*
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Labor, Obstetric
Numerical Analysis, Computer-Assisted
Predictive Value of Tests
Pregnancy
Regression Analysis
Skull / embryology
Ultrasonography*