Correction to 'Estimation of gestational age from fundal height: a solution for resource-poor settings'.
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Estimation of gestational age from fundal height: a solution for resource-poor settings
Many women in resource-poor settings lack access to reliable gestational age assessment because they do not know their last menstrual period; there is no ultrasound (US) and methods of newborn gestational age dating are not practised by birth attendants. A bespoke multiple-measures model was developed to predict the expected date of delivery determined by US. The results are compared with both ...
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Introduction: Estimation of gestational age is an essential component of prenatal care. Gestational age is estimated by Last Menopausal Period, fundal height and ultrasonography. Serial measurment of fundal height and comparison with LMP predicts the G.A more accurately. Since nowadays, ultrasonography is used more frequently during pregnancy, patients have to bear more expenses. But we can u...
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of the Royal Society, Interface
دوره 12 113 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2015