The predictive validity of fundal height curves in the identification of small- and large-for-gestational-age infants.
Several investigators have developed fundal height (FH) curves which have been useful in the identification of small-for-gestational-age (SGA) infants. Two of these curves were tested to determine if they retained their predictive validity for SGA infants, and to determine their predictive validity for large-for-gestational-age (LGA) infants. Only one of the 12 SGA infants born to the 102 women in this sample would have been identified using either of the FH curves. The use of one of the FH curves would have identified all of the 10 LGA infants, while the use of the second FH curve would have identified five. Rather than assuming validity, clinicians are encouraged to test any fundal height curve for its ability to identify SGA and LGA infants in their own population.
D000886:Anthropometry / Q000379:methods*; D005314:Embryonic and Fetal Development; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007236:Infant, Small for Gestational Age; D011247:Pregnancy; D011296:Prenatal Diagnosis / Q000379:methods