Serial plotting on customised fundal height charts results in doubling of the antenatal detection of small for gestational age fetuses in nulliparous women

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 78-82

  Roex, Alphonse ^a   Nikpoor, Payam ^a   Van Eerd, Eva ^a   Hodyl, Nicolette ^a   Dekker, Gus ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

antenatal detection of SGA fetus; customised fundal height chart; serial plotting of fundal height

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; AWARENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MEDICAL AUDIT; NULLIPARA; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PLOTS AND CURVES; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRENATAL PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMALL FOR DATE INFANT; TEACHING HOSPITAL; UTERUS FUNDUS HEIGHT;

ADULT; AUSTRALIA; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FETAL DEVELOPMENT; FETAL GROWTH RETARDATION; GROWTH CHARTS; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; OBSERVATION; PARITY; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE;

EID: 84856973346     PISSN: 00048666     EISSN: 1479828X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1479-828X.2011.01408.x     Document Type: Article

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