title: Fetal anthropometry at term: effect of menstrual age and relative fetal size.
abstract: In a study of 324 term pregnancies, fetal measurements (biparietal diameter, femur length, and abdominal diameter) obtained within one week of delivery correlated more strongly with relative birth weight than with menstrual age.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Louisiana State University School of Medicine, New Orleans 70112.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Miller
authors.forename: T A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Foster
authors.forename: H L
authors.initials: HL
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.forename: H A
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Gabert
mesh_terms: D000005:Abdomen / Q000196:embryology; D000886:Anthropometry; D001724:Birth Weight; D005260:Female; D005269:Femur / Q000196:embryology; D005333:Fetus / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D005865:Gestational Age; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007743:Labor, Obstetric; D009716:Numerical Analysis, Computer-Assisted; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011247:Pregnancy; D012044:Regression Analysis; D012886:Skull / Q000196:embryology; D014463:Ultrasonography