Sonographic estimate of birth weight among high-risk patients: Feasibility and factors influencing accuracy

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 195, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 601-606

  Chauhan, Suneet P ^a   Parker, Donna ^b   Shields, Dawn ^b   Sanderson, Maureen ^c   Cole, Jill H ^b   Scardo, James A ^b  

^a AURORA HEALTH CARE   (United States)

^b Gibbs Cancer Center and Research Institute   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT BROWNSVILLE   (United States)

Author keywords

Fetal growth restriction; Large for gestational age; Sonographic estimate fetal weight

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CALCULATION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ECHOGRAPHY; FETUS; FETUS GROWTH; GESTATIONAL AGE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; HYDRAMNIOS; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; LARGE FOR GESTATIONAL AGE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK;

ADULT; BIRTH WEIGHT; DIABETES, GESTATIONAL; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; FETAL GROWTH RETARDATION; FETAL MEMBRANES, PREMATURE RUPTURE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION, PREGNANCY-INDUCED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OLIGOHYDRAMNIOS; PLANT EXTRACTS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, HIGH-RISK; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 33746526829     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2006.04.012     Document Type: Article

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