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Detection of Intrauterine Growth Deviation: A Comparison between Symphysis-Fundus Height and Ultrasonic Measurements

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 March 2009

Geir Jacobsen
Geir Jacobsen
Affiliation:
University of Trondheim
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Abstract

Efficacy of ultrasonography to detect fetal growth retardation is reviewed. Ultrasound dating is held as a prerequisite. Abdominal anthropometry is reported to reflect fetal growth best. Efficacy of symphysis-fundus (SF) height measurements is reviewed similarly. Proposed protocols that include ultrasound and SF height measurements and other maternal characteristics with known prognostic properties are reported. Preferably, both kinds of measurements should be analyzed longitudinally.

Type
Antenatal Screening for Intrauterine Growth Retardation
Information
International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care , Volume 8 , Supplement S1 , January 1992 , pp. 170 - 175
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1992

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