Journal of Clinical Case Reports

Vila Candel R

Publications

• Case Report
  Can We Improve the Birth Weight Prediction Using the SymphysisFundal-Height Mesaurement? An Exploratory Prospective Cohort Study in Spain
  Author(s): Vila Candel R, Castro-Sánchez E, Alamar S, Soriano-Vidal FJ, Naranjo de la Puerta FG and Martin-Moreno JMVila Candel R, Castro-Sánchez E, Alamar S, Soriano-Vidal FJ, Naranjo de la Puerta FG and Martin-Moreno JM
  
  Objective: The construction of a predictive model that improves the estimation of the fetal weight (EFW). Study Design: a comparative, descriptive study. One hundred forty pregnant women were recruited at two-stage sample in health department in Spain. They were classified in four groups depending on the pre-gestational BMI. Fetal weight was estimated by ultrasound at 35-40 weeks (EFW40w) by one gynecologist. A regression model was created with the variables that reacted to the newborn´s weight, symphysis-fundal height (SFH), EFW40w, gestational age (GA), ferritin level and cigarettes smoked. Results: A multivariatel model was created for the NW group to estimate the fetal weight (EFWme), resulting in R2=0.727 (p<0.001). The differences of the averages obtained between EFW40w and EFWme, with the new born´s weight were significant (p<0.001). EFWme underestimates birth.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2165-7920.1000491

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