title: A prospective trial of the femur length to abdominal circumference ratio to predict the outcome of preterm labor.
abstract: Femur length to abdominal circumference ratio was used to predict the adequacy of fetal growth for patients undergoing treatment for preterm labor. When quantitated in this way, no correlation could be found between fetal growth and effectiveness of tocolytic therapy. Despite its correlation in retrospective studies, poor fetal growth was not correlated with preterm delivery to any measurable extent in this prospective trial.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Southern California School of Medicine.
authors.forename: M H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Beall
authors.forename: L D
authors.initials: LD
authors.lastname: Platt
mesh_terms: D000005:Abdomen / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D001724:Birth Weight; D005314:Embryonic and Fetal Development; D005260:Female; D005269:Femur / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D005333:Fetus / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D005865:Gestational Age; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007752:Obstetric Labor, Premature / Q000175:diagnosis*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011446:Prospective Studies; D015145:Tocolysis