Recognition of the overgrown fetus: in utero ponderal indices.
In a cross-sectional study of 210 pregnancies resulting in above-average-sized term infants, ponderal and ponderal-like indices were found to be highly correlative with fetal overgrowth. Clinical usefulness, however, is limited because for each index, most large-for-gestational age infants remain unidentified.
D001724:Birth Weight; D001827:Body Height; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005314:Embryonic and Fetal Development; D005260:Female; D005269:Femur / Q000196:embryology; D005320:Fetal Macrosomia / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005323:Fetal Monitoring; D005865:Gestational Age; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D010387:Pelvimetry; D011247:Pregnancy; D011296:Prenatal Diagnosis; D014463:Ultrasonography