Sonographic fetal growth curves from an indigent population in Atlanta, Georgia: I. Singleton pregnancies.
The sonographic estimation of gestational age relies on standards of normal fetal growth established in highly selective patient populations. The majority have used middle-class, Caucasian gravidas with excellent menstrual dating criteria. These reference populations differ considerably from the indigent patient population in most southern medical centers: menstrual dating is often imprecise and there is a high rate of low birthweight infants delivered. Therefore, we established models of fetal growth in a southern, indigent, predominantly black patient population. We also compare our study to other sonographic studies.
Browne
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Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia.
Hamner
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Clark
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D001699:Biometry; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005314:Embryonic and Fetal Development; D005260:Female; D005845:Georgia; D005865:Gestational Age; D006801:Humans; D015233:Models, Statistical; D011203:Poverty; D011247:Pregnancy; D012044:Regression Analysis; D016216:Ultrasonography, Prenatal