title: Determination of Accuracy of Fetal Weight Using Ultrasound and Clinical Fetal Weight Estimations in Calabar South, South Nigeria.
abstract: Information on fetal weight is of importance to obstetricians in the management of pregnancy and delivery. The objective of this study is to compare the accuracy of clinical and sonographic methods of predicting fetal weights at term. This prospective comparative study of 200 parturients was conducted at the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital, Calabar. The study participants were mothers with singleton term pregnancy admitted for delivery. The mean absolute percentage errors of both clinical and ultrasound methods were 11.16% ± 9.48 and 9.036% ± 7.61, respectively, and the difference was not statistically significant (P = 0.205). The accuracy within 10% of actual birth weights was 69.5% and 72% for both clinical estimation of fetal weight and ultrasound, respectively, and the difference was not statistically significant (P = 0.755). The accuracy of fetal weight estimation using Dare's formula is comparable to ultrasound estimates for predicting birth weight at term.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, University of Calabar Teaching Hospital (UCTH), PMB 1278, Calabar, Cross River State, Nigeria.
authors.forename: Charles
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Njoku
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, University of Calabar Teaching Hospital (UCTH), PMB 1278, Calabar, Cross River State, Nigeria.
authors.forename: Cajethan
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Emechebe
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, University of Calabar Teaching Hospital (UCTH), PMB 1278, Calabar, Cross River State, Nigeria.
authors.forename: Patience
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Odusolu
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, University of Calabar Teaching Hospital (UCTH), PMB 1278, Calabar, Cross River State, Nigeria.
authors.forename: Sylvestre
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Abeshi
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University of Calabar Teaching Hospital (UCTH), Calabar, Cross River State, Nigeria.
authors.forename: Chinedu
authors.identifier: 0000-0003-1696-7788
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Chukwu
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, University of Calabar Teaching Hospital (UCTH), PMB 1278, Calabar, Cross River State, Nigeria.
authors.forename: John
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-1061-1345
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ekabua