A comparison of Caucasian and Southeast Asian Hmong uterine fundal height during pregnancy

Buhmann, Lynn; Elder, William; Hendricks, Bryan; Rahn, Kristen

doi:10.1034/j.1600-0412.1998.770509.x

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“…This measurement enables the gestational age to be calculated, but the formulae differ between populations 72,77,78 . Several publications report SFH to be inaccurate 34,43,68 ; however, it was the most common single method used to describe gestational age in this review (Table 1).…”

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Malaria in pregnancy: the difficulties in measuring birthweight

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Papageorghiou

et al. 2011

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics &Amp; Gynaecology

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Recommendations for interventions to control malaria in pregnancy are often based on studies using birthweight as the primary endpoint. Differences in birthweight may be attributable partly to methodological difficulties. We performed a structured search of the literature using ‘malaria’, ‘pregnancy’ and ‘birth weight’ as search terms. Of the clinical trials reporting birthweight, only 33% (14/43) gave information about the timing of the measurement and details on the scales used. Seventy seven per cent explained how gestational age was estimated. We propose a standardised method for the measurement and reporting of birthweight in future studies.

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confidence: 99%

Malaria in pregnancy: the difficulties in measuring birthweight

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Papageorghiou

et al. 2011

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics &Amp; Gynaecology

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“…Os resultados do presente estudo são concordantes com os resultados de outros publicados, que também indicam haver diferenças entre as medidas da AU da população estudada quando comparadas com as curvas de diferentes países, e até mesmo entre diferentes regiões dentro de um mesmo país 12,13,[20][21][22][23] . Considera-se que as características étnicas, socioeconômicas e nutricionais diferem de uma população para outra e, portanto, se recomenda que os serviços de atenção básica responsáveis pela assistência pré-natal tenham uma curva padronizada com características próprias de sua região para se obterem melhores resultados.…”

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Curva da altura uterina por idade gestacional em gestantes de baixo risco

Freire¹,

Paiva²,

Coelho³

et al. 2006

Rev. Bras. Ginecol. Obstet.

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RESUMOObjetivo: construir curva de altura uterina em função da idade gestacional em gestantes de baixo risco e comparar os valores com os da curva adotada nacionalmente. Métodos: estudo observacional e prospectivo. A amostra foi constituída por 227 gestantes atendidas no setor de pré-natal de dois serviços públicos de saúde de João Pessoa, PB. Foram incluídas mulheres com idade gestacional de certeza, feto único, vivo e sem malformações, sem condição patológica materno-fetal conhecida que pudesse afetar o crescimento fetal, com peso corporal normal e não-fumantes. As gestantes foram submetidas à medição padronizada da altura uterina entre a 13ª e a 39ª semana. A idade gestacional (foi confirmada por ultra-sonografia. O mesmo observador realizou 1206 medidas de altura uterina, com média de 5,3 medidas por gestante. Para análise estatística, adotou-se nível de significância de 5%. Foram construídas tabelas e curvas com os valores dos percentis 10, 50 e 90 da altura uterina em função da idade gestacional. Resultados: os valores dos percentis 10, 50 e 90 da altura uterina em cada idade gestacional permitiram a construção de curva padrão de altura uterina por idade gestacional em gestações de baixo risco. A análise comparativa visual entre as curvas mostrou que elas são diferentes. A diferença entre os valores médios de altura uterina deste estudo e os valores da curva adotada pelo Ministério de Saúde foi significativa a partir da 19ª semana de gestação. Conclusão: as duas curvas de altura uterina podem ter desempenhos diferentes quando utilizadas na assistência pré-natal para rastrear desvios do crescimento fetal. A curva padrão de altura uterina por idade gestacional construída deverá ser validada posteriormente para uso como padrão de normalidade. PALAVRAS-CHAVE:Cuidado pré-natal; Fatores de risco; Idade gestacional ABSTRACT Purpose: to build a curve of fundal height according to gestational age among low-risk pregnant women and to compare it with the official standards used in Brazil. Methods: a prospective observational study was carried out. A sample of 227 lowrisk pregnant women with gestational age from 13 to 39 weeks was followed-up in the prenatal care sector of two public health services from João Pessoa, PB. Women with a known gestational age, a single live fetus, without malformation, with no known maternal-fetal pathological condition that could possibly affect fetal growth, with a normal body weight, and nonsmokers were included in the study. Their fundal height was measured in a standard way, after a previous ultrasound done to confirm the gestational age. The same investigator performed 1206 measurements and each woman had a mean of 5.3 measurements. Statistical tests were performed with a significance level of 5%. Tables and graphs of fundal height were built according to the gestational age with the 10th, 50th and 90th percentiles. Results: the values of percentiles 10, 50 and 90 of fundal height in each gestational age allowed the construction of a pattern curve of fundal height by gestational age...

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“…Современные тенденции жизни, распространенность нарушений жирового обмена, повышение частоты макросомии диктуют необходимость дифференцированного подхода к каждой беременности. Исследования последних лет показывают необходимость наблюдения беременной с учетом ее национальности, антропометрических характеристик, географического расположения местности проживания [15,16,17].…”

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Effects of body mass index in pregnant women on fundal height charts

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Aim: To evaluate the effects of body mass index on fundal height charts. Methods: Design: Cross-sectional study. The study complies with the principles of the Helsinki Declaration. Approved by the Ethics Committee of The Semey State Medical University protocol No.2 of 14.11.2014.Study was conducted in Semey and in the region within January-December, 2014. We identified 2387 cases of uncomplicated pregnancy ended in childbirth of full-term fetus in cephalic presentation, with a weight between 2,500 and 4,000 grams. Depending on the body mass index, the cases were divided into 3 groups. The first group included pregnant women with a body mass index of less than 18.5. The second group included cases with body mass index of 18.5-24.9. while the third group included pregnant women with an index greater than 24, which corresponds to overweight and obesity.Statistical analysis was performed with SPSS package, version 20. We used descriptive statistics and nonparametric tests for unpaired samples (Kruskal Wallis and Mann-Whitney).Results: Statistically significant differences were identified between the average fundal height indexes in all stages of gestation (p = 0.001), except for 22 weeks (p = 0347) and 28 weeks (p = 0.14). Pairwise comparisons with MannWhitney test between "deficit weight -normal weight" and "deficit weightoverweight, obesity" and "normal weight -overweight, obesity" groups showed no statistically significant difference in fundal height of pregnant women with underweight and normal weight at pregnancy terms of 24, 25, 34, and 35 weeks. At 26 and 31 weeks of pregnancy there were no statistically significant difference in pregnant women with normal weight and overweight. In other cases, the differences between study groups in fundal height were statistically significant.Conclusions: Body mass index is a variable that affects the character of fundal height curve. To enable high-quality antenatal carem we need to use the curves tailored to anthropometric indicators.Keywords: Body mass index -intrauterine growth restriction -fundal height. Зерттеу 2014 жылдың қантар айынан желтоқсан айы бойы Семей қаласы және аймағында жүргізілді. Салмағы 2500-ден 4000 грамға дейінгі ұрығы жетілген, жүктілік мерзімі асқынусыз өткен 2387 жағдай есепке алынды. Дене салмағы индексіне байланысты жағдайлар үш топқа бөлінді. Бірінші топқа дене салмағы индексі 18,5 төмен жүкті әйелдер кірді. Екінші топқа дене салмағы индексі 18,5-24,9 болатын жүктілер кірді. Үшінші топқа 24-тен жоғары, яғни артық салмақты және семіздікке бой алған жүктілер кірді.

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A comparison of Caucasian and Southeast Asian Hmong uterine fundal height during pregnancy

Cited by 9 publications

References 13 publications

Malaria in pregnancy: the difficulties in measuring birthweight

Malaria in pregnancy: the difficulties in measuring birthweight

Curva da altura uterina por idade gestacional em gestantes de baixo risco

Effects of body mass index in pregnant women on fundal height charts

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