Fetal Growth Assessment

dc.contributor.authorDias, T.
dc.date.accessioned2016-04-27T04:22:42Z
dc.date.available2016-04-27T04:22:42Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.descriptionSymposium H (SYM H): The paradigm shift in obstetric and gynaecological interventions: from lifesaving to life giving - 25th Anniversary International Scientific Conference, 6-8 April 2016, Faculty of Medicine,University of Kelaniya, Sri Lankaen_US
dc.description.abstractSmall-for-gestational age (SGA) fetuses are at increased risk of perinatal death and handicap. These risks can be substantially reduced if cases of SGA are identified antenatally. Fetal biometry is routinely measured as a part of fetal wellbeing assessment during pregnancy. Serial assessment of symphysis–fundal height (SFH) is a cost effective method of screening for fetal growth. Although SFH assessment has been used for more than four decades there is a paucity of evidence of the optimum SFH measurement for Sri Lankans. Use of charts made elsewhere may either under- or overestimate the fetal size in our population. We have created and validated a new centile chart for fetal biometry, derived from a carefully designed prospective cross sectional study and now can be used in Sri Lankan pregnant women with normal BMI. Our results show that the 10th and 90th centile values for SFH at 40 weeks are 33 cm and 41 cm respectively. Furthermore, we have also found that birthweight reference curves adapted on the basis of WHO data for Sri Lanka fit our population. Newly made charts can now be readily used to assess the severity of growth problems in Sri Lankan babies.en_US
dc.identifier.citationProceedings of the 25th Anniversary International Scientific Conference. Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya; 2016: 61en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://repository.kln.ac.lk/handle/123456789/12811
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherFaculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lankaen_US
dc.subjectFetal Growthen_US
dc.titleFetal Growth Assessmenten_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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