Sonographic prediction of gestational age: Accuracy of BPD and FL in term pregnancy in predicting gestational age
Journal Title: Medpulse International Journal of Gynaecology - Year 2017, Vol 3, Issue 2
Abstract
Background: Predicting gestational age is the most important part of obstetrical management, ultrasound at present is the best available tool for obtaining certain fetal parameters that correlate with gestational age. Aims and Objectives: 1) To evaluate the usefulness and accuracy of fetal growth monitoring by comparing a fetal femur length, biparietal diameter in predicting gestational age. 2) Comparison of gestational age as obtained by BPD and FL with the known gestational age as got from LNMP. Materials and Methods: The study was conducted in Basweshwar Teaching and General Hospital and Sangameshwar hospital attached to M R Medical College Gulbarga between September 2012 to September 2013. 100 women at term were selected by simple random sampling technique after considering all inclusion criteria in the study. Term pregnancy, Single fetus with vertex presentation with absence of any maternal disease were included in the study. Congenital malformation, Multiple pregnancy, Malpresentation and IUGR were excluded in the study. Conclusion: Femur length proves to be a more reliable parameter than biparietal diameter in predicting the gestational age at term.
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Mangala B Rudrawadi, Mahananda Melkundi
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