The authors are from Hannover and Mannheim University Hospital, University of Erlangen and Greifswald University Hospital in Germany.
Patient selection: birth weight >= 4,000 grams, with ultrasonographic exam taken within 1 week of delivery
Parameters:
(1) maternal weight in kg
(2) head circumference in mm (HC)
(3) abdominal circumference in mm (AC)
(4) femur length in mm (FL)
value of X =
= (0.0002951035 * (maternal weight)) + (0.0003949464 * (HC)) + (0.0005241529 * (AC)) + (0.0048698624 * (FL)) + 7.6377445039
estimated fetal weight in grams =
= EXP(X)
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Specialty: Obstetrics & Gynecology
