Limitations of the fetal anatomic survey via ultrasound in the obese obstetrical population

Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1945-1949

  Chung, Judith H ^a   Pelayo, Raquel ^a   Hatfield, Tamera J ^a   Speir, Vinita J ^a   Wu, Jun ^a   Caughey, Aaron B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Obesity; Pregnancy; Prenatal sonography; Sonographer experience

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANATOMIC LANDMARK; BODY MASS; CESAREAN SECTION; COHORT ANALYSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; FACE; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; LIMB; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; OBSTETRICS; PLACENTA FUNCTION; PLACENTA LOCALIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SPINE;

ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FETUS; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; OBESITY; OBSERVER VARIATION; ODDS RATIO; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 84866379721     PISSN: 14767058     EISSN: 14764954     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/14767058.2012.670332     Document Type: Review

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