title: Prediction of high birthweight from maternal characteristics, symphysis fundal height and ultrasound biometry.
abstract: The possibility to predict a large infant during pregnancy was assessed using data from a prospective cohort study of 537 singleton pregnancies with term deliveries. Maternal characteristics, symphysis fundal height and ultrasound measurements were used in multivariate analyses for the prediction of an infant with a birthweight of > or = 4,500 or > or = 4,000 g. The positive predictive value was 55% for a birthweight > or = 4,000 g when only maternal characteristics were used, and increased slightly when symphysis fundal height was added. The corresponding value for a single ultrasound measurement at 37 gestational weeks was 52%. Using all available clinical data, positive predictive values of 45 and 80% could be achieved for birthweights of > or = 4,500 and > or = 4,000 g, respectively.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Uppsala University, Sweden.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Wikström
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bergström
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Bakketeig
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Jacobsen
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Lindmark
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001699:Biometry; D001724:Birth Weight; D001835:Body Weight; D015331:Cohort Studies; D005260:Female; D005320:Fetal Macrosomia / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005865:Gestational Age; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D015233:Models, Statistical; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D016017:Odds Ratio; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011247:Pregnancy; D011296:Prenatal Diagnosis; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012044:Regression Analysis; D012907:Smoking; D016216:Ultrasonography, Prenatal; D014599:Uterus / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging