title: Which formula should be used in Ireland to estimate fetal weight?
abstract: In order to determine which formula most accurately predicts weight in Irish infants we performed a prospective study on 162 mothers within one week of delivery. Actual weights were compared with estimated weights derived from the formulae of Shepard; Hadlock; Birnholtz; Deter and Campbell. Overall the Deter formula gave the closest approximation of birth weight. All the formulae became increasingly inaccurate in the larger infants i.e. > 4 kg. However in infants of average weight the Campbell formula, which is based on a single measurement (A.C), is as good as any.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Stratton
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ní Scanaill
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Stuart
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Turner
mesh_terms: D001724:Birth Weight; D005314:Embryonic and Fetal Development; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007494:Ireland; D011247:Pregnancy; D011296:Prenatal Diagnosis / Q000379:methods; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity