A cohort study on the relationship between abdominal circumference and gestational age from 28th week to 41st week
- Author:
Le -- Hoang
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
abdominal circumference, gestational age,
- MeSH:
Gestational Age;
ultrasonography;
pregnancy;
- From:Journal of Medical and Pharmaceutical Information
2003;0(4):30-32
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
he relationship between growth of fetal abdominal circumference and fetal age was examined between 28-41 weeks' gestation in 123 normal singleton pregnancies by ultrasonography. The findings have shown that there is a high correlation between abdominal circumference and fetal age as follows: primipare Y = -183,008 + 16,392X - 0,002X3 (r = 0,928); multipare Y = = -164,330 + 15,712X - 0,002X3 (r = 0,935). Fetal abdominal circumference is different between studies and ethnic groups, especially in near full term fetal. It's important to separate fetal abdominal circumference in first-born fetal and second-born fetal. The ultrasonic measurement of the fetal abdominal circumference is a sensitive and precise variable for estimation of fetal growth and development
