title: Estimation of birth weight by measurement of fundal height and abdominal girth in parturients at term.
abstract: in a prospective descriptive study, the usefulness of symphysis-fundal height and the product of abdominal girth and fundal height in predicting birth weight < 2500 g and > 4000 g were examined. Fundal height and abdominal girth were measured at the time of admission on a sample of 795 parturient women at ateaching hospital in the Islamic Republic of Iran. Receiver operating characteristics curve analysis was used to select the best cut-off points. The product of abdominal girth x fundal height with the cut-off at 3900 g performed better for predicting birth weight > 4000 g, but for low birth weight, the regression model of fundal height with cut-off at 3000 g was a better predictor.
authors.affiliation: Department of Midwifery, Sabzevar Faculty of Medical Sciences, Sabzevar, Islamic Republic of lran. frmortazavi@yahoo.com
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Mortazavi
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Akaberi
mesh_terms: D000005:Abdomen / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D000328:Adult; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D000886:Anthropometry / Q000379:methods*; D001724:Birth Weight; D001835:Body Weight; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007492:Iran; D015588:Observer Variation; D010298:Parity; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011247:Pregnancy; D011263:Pregnancy Trimester, Third; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011631:Pubic Symphysis / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D012372:ROC Curve; D012044:Regression Analysis; D014599:Uterus / Q000033:anatomy & histology*