Gender- and parity-specific reference charts for fetal size in low risk singleton pregnancies at the onset of the third trimester

Journal of Perinatal Medicine

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 51-61

  De Reu, Paul ^a   Smits, Luc J ^b   Oosterbaan, Herman P ^c   Snijders, Rosalinde J ^d   De Reu Cuppens, Marga J ^a   Nijhuis, Jan G ^b  

^a Verloskundig Centrum Midden Brabant   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c JEROEN BOSCH HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^d FMF Netherlands   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Abdominal circumference; Fetal growth; Gender differences; Head circumference; Normal ranges; Parity; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ABDOMEN; ARTICLE; BODY SIZE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS GROWTH; FETUS RISK; GENDER IDENTITY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEAD CIRCUMFERENCE; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; NETHERLANDS; PARITY; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFERENCE VALUE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STANDARD; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

ABDOMEN; CEPHALOMETRY; FEMALE; FETAL DEVELOPMENT; FETUS; HEAD; HUMANS; PARITY; PREGNANCY; REFERENCE VALUES; SEX FACTORS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 33847190995     PISSN: 03005577     EISSN: 16193997     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/JPM.2007.008     Document Type: Article

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