Abstract:
In the present study, we determined the association between fundal height and actual birth weight. Standard fundal height was measured on 650 pregnant women who were hospitalized in Fayaz Bakhsh and Imam Ali Hospitals in Karaj Iran for delivery. All measurements were performed within the 1 last day of pregnancy. Inclusion criteria were normal and term pregnancy, cephalic presentation of fetus, empty bladder and maternal weight less than 90 kg. For each centimeter of fundal height between minimum (27 cm) and maximum (41 cm) at least 30 pregnant women were selected simple randomly and the mean of actual birth weight were calculated for them. A prospective linear regression was found between fundal height and actual birth weight (r=0.72; p38 cm and low birth weight 38 cm) for predicting an macrosom infant, a green range (28-38 cm) for indicating normal birth weight and a yellow range (
Page(s):
307-310
DOI:
DOI not available
Published:
Journal: Journal of Medical Science, Volume: 5, Issue: 4, Year: 2005