When the estimated gestational age by ultrasound and by last menstrual period differed by 4 weeks or more, the estimated delivery date was redated using the ultrasound-determined gestational age as the accurate measure. Family practice obstetric ultrasound in an urban community health center: birth ...
Determining gestational age is one of the most critical aspects of providing quality prenatal care. Knowing the gestational age allows the obstetrician to provide care to the mother without compromising maternal or fetal status; this allows for the correct timing of management, such as administering s...
Conclusion: Because of the lack of specificity of birth weight for gestational age and consequently fetal maturity, and because of the large systematic error in estimating fetal weight, the management of VLBWI should be based on the gestational age rather than on the estimated birth weight. 展开...
Characterisation of feeding patterns in infants born < 33 weeks gestational age. Data were collected during hospitalisation, at infants estimated due date (EDD), and two and four months CA. Outcomes - Eighty of 100 infants received some breast milk, similar to the initiation rates of breastfeedin...