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Implementation of WHO Fetal growth charts in Assiut, Egypt Hany Abdelaleem

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Last updated: 03 Jan 2025

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2. Feto-Maternal Medicine

Abstract

Background & Aim: Measurement of fetal biometry in the second and third trimesters is an important part of these examinations and biometric measurements are combined routinely in order to calculate the estimated fetal weight (EFW). EFW is a useful parameter with which to predict birth weight and outcome when it is calculated a few days before delivery. The current study aimed to test how well the WHO fetal growth charts help to monitor fetal growth in our setting.  Methods: A total of 200 women were enrolled between November 2018 and December 2019, with data collection being completed with the last childbirth in February 2020. Ninety three cases were excluded so, a total of 107 women were recruited for the analysis. The first visit were between 8+0 and 12+6 weeks, and subsequent visits for fetal biometry were scheduled at approximately 4 weekly.  Results: Mean (± SD) age of enrolled women was 29.35 (5.71) years with range between 19 and 38 year and 104 (97.2%) of cases had living babies at time of delivery while only three cases had neonatal death. Fetal sex had no effect of fetal birth weight. WHO charts and birth weight had insignificant difference as regard SGA and average for gestational age but WHO charts overestimated the frequency of LGA. Hadlock formula and birth weight had insignificant difference as regard frequency of LGA while both of them had significant difference regarding SGA and average for gestational age.
Conclusion: In case of normal fetal growth and cases with suspected growth restriction, WHO charts are better to be used while in cases with suspected macrosomia, Hadlock formula is better to be used.

DOI

10.21608/ebwhj.2023.210547.1248

Keywords

charts, Growth, WHO

Authors

First Name

Hany

Last Name

Abdelaleem

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Affiliation

Obstetrics and gynecology faculty of medicine Assiut university Egypt

Email

hany.abdelaleem@yahoo.com

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First Name

Dina

Last Name

Habib

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-

Affiliation

Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University

Email

dina.habib50@gmail.com

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Orcid

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First Name

Mostafa

Last Name

Hussein

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

Obstetrics and gynecology faculty of medicine Assiut university Egypt

Email

mostafahmyd@yahoo.com

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Orcid

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First Name

Sherif

Last Name

Badran

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

Obstetrics and gynecology faculty of medicine Assiut university Egypt

Email

doctorbadran1@yahoo.com

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Orcid

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First Name

Mina

Last Name

Ishak

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

Obstetrics and gynecology faculty of medicine Assiut university Egypt

Email

meshak552@gmail.com

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Orcid

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First Name

Mahmoud

Last Name

Abdelaleem

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

Obstetrics and gynecology faculty of medicine Assiut university Egypt

Email

mahmaleem2000@yahoo.co.uk

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Volume

13

Article Issue

3

Related Issue

43219

Issue Date

2023-08-01

Receive Date

2023-05-12

Publish Date

2023-08-01

Page Start

249

Page End

263

Print ISSN

2090-7265

Online ISSN

2090-7257

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366

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Publication Title

Evidence Based Women's Health Journal

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https://ebwhj.journals.ekb.eg/

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Implementation of WHO Fetal growth charts in Assiut, Egypt Hany Abdelaleem

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23 Dec 2024