Use of the amniotic fluid index combined with estimated fetal weight within 10 days of delivery for prediction of macrosomia at birth

Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1029-1032

  Ben Haroush, Avi ^a   Melamed, Nir ^b   Mashiach, Reuven ^b   Meizner, Israel ^b   Yogev, Yariv ^b  

^a RABIN MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Amniotic fluid index; Estimated fetal weight; Macrosomia

Indexed keywords

FETAL MONITORING; OBSTETRICS;

AMNIOTIC FLUID; AREA UNDER THE CURVES; BIOMETRIC MEASUREMENTS; BIRTH WEIGHT; FETAL WEIGHT; MACROSOMIA; POSITIVE PREDICTIVE VALUES; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC CURVE ANALYSIS;

FORECASTING;

AMNION FLUID ANALYSIS; ARTICLE; BIOMETRY; DELIVERY; FEMALE; FETUS WEIGHT; HUMAN; MACROSOMIA; NEWBORN; PREDICTION; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PUERPERIUM; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC;

EID: 47249123046     PISSN: 02784297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7863/jum.2008.27.7.1029     Document Type: Article

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