Clinical accuracy of estimated fetal weight in term pregnancies in a teaching hospital

Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 89-93

  Goetzinger, Katherine R ^a   Odibo, Anthony O ^a   Shanks, Anthony L ^a   Roehl, Kimberly A ^a   Cahill, Alison G ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Clinical estimation of fetal weight; Leopold maneuvers; Macrosomia; Obesity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY MASS; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ESTIMATION OF FETAL WEIGHT; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS WEIGHT; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; MACROSOMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL OBESITY; PARAMETERS CONCERNING THE FETUS, NEWBORN AND PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TEACHING HOSPITAL; YOUNG ADULT;

BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY MASS INDEX; COHORT STUDIES; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; FEMALE; FETAL MACROSOMIA; FETAL WEIGHT; GESTATIONAL AGE; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LABOR PRESENTATION; PALPATION; PREGNANCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TERM BIRTH; WASHINGTON;

EID: 84889638291     PISSN: 14767058     EISSN: 14764954     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/14767058.2013.806474     Document Type: Article

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