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Br J Obstet Gynaecol. 1987 Mar;94(3):217-21.
Screening for light-for-gestational age infants: a comparison of three
simple measurements.
Mathai M, Jairaj P, Muthurathnam S.
Fundal height, abdominal girth and abdominal length were measured during
routine examination in our antenatal clinic. Standard graphs of fundal
height, abdominal girth and the ratio of fundal height to abdominal length
were drawn using data from 250 consecutive women with uncomplicated
pregnancies. These graphs were used to predict low-birthweight-for-gestation
(LGA) in 150 high-risk and 208 low-risk pregnancies. Fundal height
measurements had high sensitivity (78-84%) and specificity (84-88%) and were
therefore most reliable in screening for LGA babies.
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