title: Growth of the fetal biparietal diameter in urban Cape coloured families.
abstract: Ultrasonic measurements of biparietal diameter (BPD) between the 12th week of menstrual age (MA) and delivery were taken longitudinally on a group of 98 Cape Coloured employees of Groote Schuur Hospital. The socio-economic situation of subjects was above average for the community; this was reflected in their larger body size and the increased birth weight of observed fetuses. A growth chart showing MA as a function of BPD has been constructed for clinical use. This chart can be regarded as representing a 'norm' closer to the ideal than to the average in the population.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomy, University of Cape Town.
authors.forename: E J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Coetzee
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Dumaresq
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Henneberg
authors.forename: H V
authors.initials: HV
authors.lastname: Jordaan
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Willis
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001724:Birth Weight; D044383:Black People; D005260:Female; D005865:Gestational Age; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010294:Parietal Bone / Q000196:embryology*; D011247:Pregnancy; D012016:Reference Values; D013019:South Africa; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014505:Urban Population