Question

What does it mean 32nd centile estimated fetal weight?

Answer 1

Very small and very large babies have higher mortality and morbidity rates than infants of normal size [53]. Because early detection of growth abnormalities may help to prevent fetal demise and manage perinatal complications more appropriately , monitoring of fetal growth is an important part of antepartum care.

Answer 2

Explanation:

Birth-weight (g)=gestational age (d) × [9.36 + 0.262 × foetal sex + 0.000237 × maternal height (cm) × maternal weight at 26 weeks (kg) + (4.81 × maternal weight gain rate (kg/d) × (parity+1)], where foetal sex is equal to +1 for male, -1 for female, and 0 for unknown sex, and gestational age is equal to days since ...