TY - JOUR
T1 - Sonographic Fetal Growth Curves from an Indigent Population in Atlanta, Georgia
T2 - I. Singleton Pregnancies
AU - Browne, Paul C.
AU - Hamner, Lewis H.
AU - Clark, W. Scott
PY - 1992/9
Y1 - 1992/9
N2 - The sonographic estimation of gestational age relies on standards of normal fetal growth established in highly selective patient populations. The majority have used middle-class, Caucasian gravidas with excellent menstrual dating criteria. These reference populations differ considerably from the indigent patient population in most southern medical centers: menstrual dating is often imprecise and there is a high rate of low birthweight infants delivered. Therefore, we established models of fetal growth in a southern, indigent, predominantly black patient population. We also compare our study to other sonographic studies.
AB - The sonographic estimation of gestational age relies on standards of normal fetal growth established in highly selective patient populations. The majority have used middle-class, Caucasian gravidas with excellent menstrual dating criteria. These reference populations differ considerably from the indigent patient population in most southern medical centers: menstrual dating is often imprecise and there is a high rate of low birthweight infants delivered. Therefore, we established models of fetal growth in a southern, indigent, predominantly black patient population. We also compare our study to other sonographic studies.
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U2 - 10.1055/s-2007-999291
DO - 10.1055/s-2007-999291
M3 - Article
C2 - 1418159
AN - SCOPUS:0026453764
SN - 0735-1631
VL - 9
SP - 467
EP - 476
JO - American Journal of Perinatology
JF - American Journal of Perinatology
ER -