%0 Journal Article
%T Fetal Thigh Circumference versus Fetal Abdominal Subcutaneous Tissue Thickness in Prediction of Fetal Weight in Term Pregnant Women
%A Mohamed El-Mandooh
%A Aya Hassan
%A Sarah Safwat
%J Open Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
%P 1580-1594
%@ 2160-8806
%D 2023
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/ojog.2023.139132
%X <strong>Background:</strong> <span><span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">Fetal weight estimation
by ultrasound is an important factor in obstetrics; it is directly related to
the gestational age which helps to plan the mode of delivery and labor
management. </span><b><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">Objective:</span></b> </span></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">to </span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">compare between fetal thigh circumference
(TC) and abdominal subcutaneous tissue thickness (SCT) in estimating
birthweight in term pregnant women</span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">. </span><b><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">Patients and Methods:</span></b><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> This
prospective cohort study was conducted at </span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">outpatient clinic or emergency room</span></span></span></span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">,</span></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> Obstetrics and Gynecology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University
Maternity Hospitals from March 2022 until May 2023. During this study, 100 </span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">term pregnant females with gestational age
37</span></span></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"> </span></span></span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">-</span></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"> </span></span></span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">40 weeks attended El Demerdash Maternity
Hospital and scheduled for delivery either at outpatient clinic or emergency
room</span></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> were enrolled, after consenting each of them. Basic
fetal biometry was performed by an expert and professional medical personnel to
ensure the accuracy of examination results. Fetal abdominal subcutaneous
thickness and fetal thigh circumference were measured for assessment of
gestational age and correlated with actual fetal body weight. In the current
study, three formulas; Hadlock, Vintzileos¡¯ and SCT formula were correlated
with actual fetal body weight after birth. </span><b><span
%K Fetal Thigh Circumference
%K Fetal Abdominal Subcutaneous Thickness
%K Fetal Weight
%K Term Pregnancy
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=127869