Value of a single early third trimester fetal biometry for the prediction of birth weight deviations in a low risk population

Journal of Perinatal Medicine

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 324-329

  De Reu, Paul A O M ^a,d   Smits, L J M ^b   Oosterbaan, H P ^c   Nijhuis, J G ^b,d  

^a Midden Brabant Midwifery Care Center   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c JEROEN BOSCH HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^d Verloskundig Centrum Midden Brabant   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Effectiveness of antenatal screening; Intrauterine growth restriction; Large for gestational age; Macrosomia; Prenatal care; Small for gestational age; Ultrasound measurement

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMETRY; BIRTH WEIGHT; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; FETUS; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; FETUS GROWTH; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEAD CIRCUMFERENCE; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; LARGE FOR GESTATIONAL AGE; MACROSOMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MIDWIFE; NETHERLANDS; PARITY; PERINATAL CARE; PREDICTION; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SMALL FOR DATE INFANT; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY;

BIOMETRY; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FETAL MACROSOMIA; FETUS; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, SMALL FOR GESTATIONAL AGE; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, THIRD; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 46749097159     PISSN: 03005577     EISSN: 16193997     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/JPM.2008.057     Document Type: Article

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