International estimated fetal weight standards of the INTERGROWTH-21^st Project.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Estimated fetal weight (EFW) and fetal biometry are complementary measures used to screen for fetal growth disturbances. Our aim was to provide international EFW standards to complement the INTERGROWTH-21^st Fetal Growth Standards that are available for use worldwide.

Methods

Women with an accurate gestational-age assessment, who were enrolled in the prospective, international, multicenter, population-based Fetal Growth Longitudinal Study (FGLS) and INTERBIO-21^st Fetal Study (FS), two components of the INTERGROWTH-21^st Project, had ultrasound scans every 5 weeks from 9-14 weeks' until 40 weeks' gestation. At each visit, measurements of fetal head circumference (HC), biparietal diameter, occipitofrontal diameter, abdominal circumferen

SUBMITTER: Stirnemann J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5516164 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature