Fetal biometry assessment with Intergrowth 21st's and Salomon's equations in rural Burkina Faso.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Ultrasound scanning during the 2nd or the 3rd trimester of pregnancy for fetal size disturbances screening is heavily dependent of the choice of the reference chart. This study aimed to assess the agreement of Salomon and the Intergrowth 21st equations in evaluating fetal biometric measurements in a rural area of Burkina Faso, and to measure the effect of changing a reference chart.

Methods

Data collected in Nazoanga, Burkina Faso, between October 2010 and October 2012, during a clinical trial evaluating the safety and efficacy of several antimalarial treatments in pregnant women were analyzed. We included singleton pregnancies at 16-36 weeks gestation as determined by ultrasound measurements of fetal bi-parietal diameter (BPD), head circumference (HC), abdominal

SUBMITTER: Bihoun B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7449020 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature