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Accuracy of second trimester fetal head circumference and biparietal diameter for predicting the time of spontaneous birth

Aims: Previous studies suggested that head circumference (HC) predicts the date of confinement better than the biparietal diameter (BPD)...

Keywords: Biparietal diameter, birth, fetus, head circumference, prediction, ultrasound

10/2006 | Journal of Perinatal Medicine, Walter de Gruyter
Gender- and parity-specific reference charts for fetal size in low risk singleton pregnancies at the onset of the third trimester

Objectives: To determine fetal growth in low risk pregnancies at the beginning of the third trimester and to assess the relative importance of fetal gender and maternal parity.

Setting: Dutch primary care midwifery practice.

Study design: Retrospective cohort study on 3641 singleton pregnancies seen at a primary care midwifery center in the Netherlands...

Keywords: Abdominal circumference, Fetal growth, gender differences, head circumference, normal ranges, parity, ultrasound

02/2007 | Journal of Perinatal Medicine, Walter de Gruyter