Effect of urinary bladder fullness on fundal height measurements.
Measurements of fundal height were obtained on 117 obstetric patients with a full and with an empty bladder. Statistical testing demonstrated a significant difference between the two measurements. A full urinary bladder can change fundal height measurements and thus be a source of false positive variations in the progression of fundal height. There is a need to establish a baseline (with the bladder empty) before measuring fundal height.
D005260:Female; D005865:Gestational Age; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D014463:Ultrasonography; D001743:Urinary Bladder / Q000502:physiology*; D014556:Urine; D014599:Uterus / Q000502:physiology*