Consideration of Birth Weight by Gestational Age.
- Author:
Mi Keong BAEK
;
Hyun Il AHN
;
Youn Hee HWANG
;
Seong Sook SEO
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Birth weight;
Fetal growth
- MeSH:
Birth Weight*;
Female;
Fetal Development;
Gestational Age*;
Parity;
Parturition*;
Pregnancy
- From:Korean Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
1998;41(7):1882-1888
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
This study was undertaken to make current fetal growth curve throughout later part of pregnancy. 5,110 normal singleton deliveries at Il Shin Christian Hospital were included. The 10th, 25th, 50th, 75th, 90th percentiles of birth weight were calculated from 21 to 42 weeks' gestation and the 10th, 50th, 90th percentiles of birth weight compared by fetal sex, maternal parity and height were graphed to know the potency of factors. There was a linear growth pattern between 28 and 38 weeks' gestation. During last month of prgnancy, three factors have significant effect on median birth weight but no significant differences in 10th percentiles. Maternal height & parity significantly affeect on 90th percentiles. So, these factors must be considered when diagnosing large for date.
