Predicting date of birth and examining the best time to date a pregnancy

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 123, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 105-109

  Khambalia, Amina Z ^a   Roberts, Christine L ^a   Nguyen, Martin ^a   Algert, Charles S ^a   Nicholl, Michael C ^a   Morris, Jonathan ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Gestation; Last menstrual period; Pregnancy; Risk factors; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BIRTH; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DATE OF BIRTH; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; LAST MENSTRUAL PERIOD; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

GESTATION; LAST MENSTRUAL PERIOD; PREGNANCY; RISK FACTORS; ULTRASOUND;

ADULT; AUSTRALIA; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; PREGNANCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84885178164     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: 18793479     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2013.05.007     Document Type: Article

References (21)

1. Von Der Pool BA. Preterm labor: diagnosis and treatment. Am Fam Physician 1998;57(10):2457-64. (Pubitemid 28234963)
2. Backe B, Nakling J. Term prediction in routine ultrasound practice. Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand 1994;73(2):113-8. (Pubitemid 24064084)
3. BarrWB, Pecci CC. Lastmenstrual period versus ultrasound for pregnancy dating. Int J Gynecol Obstet 2004;87(1):38-9. (Pubitemid 39349504)
4. Dietz PM, England LJ, Callaghan WM, Pearl M, Wier ML, Kharrazi M. A comparison of LMP-based and ultrasound-based estimates of gestational age using linked California livebirth and prenatal screening records. Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol 2007;21(SUPPL. 2):62-71. (Pubitemid 47347808)
5. Mongelli M,Wilcox M, Gardosi J. Estimating the date of confinement: ultrasonographic biometry versus certain menstrual dates. Am J Obstet Gynecol 1996;174(1 Pt 1): 278-81. (Pubitemid 26037724)
6. Hoffman CS, Messer LC, Mendola P, Savitz DA, Herring AH, Hartmann KE. Comparison of gestational age at birth based on lastmenstrual period and ultrasound during the first trimester. Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol 2008;22(6):587-96.
7. Levi C, Dashefsky SM, Lyons EA. First Trimester Ultrasound: A Practical Approach. In: McGahan JP, Porto M, editors. Diagnostic Obstetrical Ultrasound. Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott; 1994. p. 1.
8. Gezer A, Esen F, Erdem B, Mutlu H, Kahraman N, Ocak V. Early first trimester ultrasound examination. Is it really efficient in the clinical management of the pregnancy? Arch Gynecol Obstet 2002;267(2):76-80. (Pubitemid 36717894)
9. Roberts CL, Bell JC, Ford JB, Morris JM. Monitoring the quality ofmaternity care: how well are labour and delivery events reported in population health data? Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol 2009;23(2):144-52.
10. National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence, National Collaborating Centre for Women?s and Children?s Health. Antenatal care: Routine care for the healthy pregnant woman. http://www.nice.org.uk/nicemedia/pdf/ CG062NICEguideline.pdf. Published March 2008.
11. Filly RA, Crane JP. Routine obstetric sonography. J Ultrasound Med 2002;21(7): 713-8. (Pubitemid 34743010)
12. Katz VL, Farmer R, Tufariello J, CarpenterM.Why we should eliminate the due date: A truth in jest. Obstet Gynecol 2001;98(6):1127-9. (Pubitemid 34075342)
13. Gjessing HK, Gr?ttumP, Eik-Nes SH. A directmethod for ultrasound prediction of day of delivery: A new, population-based approach. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2007;30(1): 19-27. (Pubitemid 47074847)
14. Yang H, Kramer MS, Platt RW, Blondel B, Br?art G, Morin I, et al. How does early ultrasound scan estimation of gestational age lead to higher rates of preterm birth? Am J Obstet Gynecol 2002;186(3):433-7. (Pubitemid 34234153)
15. Joseph KS, Kramer MS, Marcoux S, Ohlsson A,Wen SW, Allen A, et al. Determinants of preterm birth rates in Canada from 1981 through 1983 and from 1992 through 1994. N Engl J Med 1998;339(20):1434-9. (Pubitemid 28516066)
16. Centre for Epidemiology and Research. New SouthWales Mothers and Babies 2009. http://www0.health.nsw.gov.au/pubs/2011/pdf/mothers-babies-2009.pdf. Published September 2011. Accessed August 2012.
17. Bennett KA, Crane JM, O'shea P, Lacelle J, Hutchens D, Copel JA. First trimester ultrasound screening is effective in reducing posttermlabor induction rates: A randomized controlled trial. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2004;190(4):1077-81. (Pubitemid 38561528)
18. K?ll?n K. Mid-trimester ultrasound prediction of gestational age: Advantages and systematic errors. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2002;20(6):558-63.
19. Tun M, Tuohy J. Rate of postdates induction using first-trimester ultrasound to determine estimated due date: Wellington Regional Hospital audit. Aust N Z J Obstet Gynaecol 2011;51(3):216-9.
20. Saunders N, Paterson C. Can we abandon Naegele's rule? Lancet 1991;337(8741): 600-1.
21. Australian Bureau of Statistics. http://www.aifs.gov.au/institute/info/ charts/. Accessed May 4, 2012.