title: Estimating fetal weight in patients with preterm premature rupture of the membranes.
abstract: Fetal weight estimation was performed in 58 women with preterm premature rupture of the membranes within 4 days of delivery. Of twelve formulas evaluated, only two met the requirements for clinical use (i.e., they had a small mean percent error and a high correlation). However, both had high random error, which may be attributable to the very low birth weights studied.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Louisiana State University Medical Center, New Orleans 70112.
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Kho
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Miller
authors.forename: H L
authors.initials: HL
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.forename: H A
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Gabert
mesh_terms: D001724:Birth Weight; D005260:Female; D005322:Premature Rupture of Fetal Membranes / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D007230:Infant, Low Birth Weight; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature; D007236:Infant, Small for Gestational Age; D011247:Pregnancy; D011379:Prognosis; D012044:Regression Analysis; D014463:Ultrasonography / Q000379:methods