title: [Chart for estimating neonatal weight].
abstract: Estimation of neonatal weight can be used to aid management during gestation as well as to help choose the delivery method. In this study, the uterine height and abdominal circumference of 403 normal women were measured within a week before delivery. The babies were weighed immediately after birth and the data calculated by a computer and analyzed by stepwise regression analysis. A multiple linear regression equation was formed, as follows: Y gram (neonatal weight) = 101.24X1 (uterine height) +16.58X2 (abdominal circumference) -1907.64. This equation was used to construct a chart for estimating neonatal weight. Error analysis between the predicted and actual weights of 115 babies was conducted, and the results showed that the error was within +/- 300 g in 82.6%. The chart is considered a simple, convenient and accurate method for estimating fetal weight in the clinic.
authors.affiliation: PUMC Hospital, Beijing.
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Liu
mesh_terms: D000005:Abdomen / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D000886:Anthropometry; D001724:Birth Weight; D005314:Embryonic and Fetal Development; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D011247:Pregnancy; D014599:Uterus / Q000033:anatomy & histology*