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Prospective verification of sonographic fetal weight estimators among term parturients in Uganda.

Senai Goitom SerekeRichard Okello OmaraFelix BongominSarah NakubulwaHarriet Nalubega Kisembo
Published in: BMC pregnancy and childbirth (2021)
All the five formulas were accurate at estimating actual birth weights within 10% accuracy. However, this accuracy varied with the fetal birth weight. Shepard was more accurate in estimating actual birth weights < 4000 g whereas all Hadlocks were more accurate when the actual birthweight was ≥4000 g.
Keyphrases
  • gestational age
  • birth weight
  • preterm birth
  • high resolution
  • weight gain
  • body mass index
  • physical activity
  • weight loss
  • preterm infants
  • mass spectrometry
  • body weight