Dating gestational age by last menstrual period, symphysis-fundal height, and ultrasound in urban Pakistan
Document Type
Article
Department
Community Health Sciences
Abstract
Objective: To compare the accuracy of the reported date of the last menstrual period (LMP) with that of symphysis-fundal height (SFH) in the estimation of gestational age (GA), using an ultrasound (US) scan as reference. Methods: Gestational age was concurrently assessed by the 3 methods in this prospective, population-based, pregnancy-outcome study conducted in Hyderabad, Pakistan, from June 18. 2003, through August 31, 2005, with 1128 women between 20 and 26 weeks of a singleton pregnancy. Results: The mean GA was less by ultrasound than by SFH measurement or the reported LMP, and the mean differences with the US result were statistically significant (PConclusion: The SFH measurement was found to be more accurate than the reported LMP as a tool to estimate GA and therefore date of delivery, but neither were as accurate as a US scan.
Publication (Name of Journal)
International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics
Recommended Citation
Jehan, I.,
Zaidi, S.,
Rizvi, S.,
Mobeen, N.,
McClure, E.,
Munoz, B.,
Pasha, O.,
Wright, L.,
Goldenberg, R.
(2010). Dating gestational age by last menstrual period, symphysis-fundal height, and ultrasound in urban Pakistan. International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics, 110(3), 231-234.
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