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Monitoring Fetal Growth in Pregnant Women: Guidelines and Charts, Slides of Psychology of Sex

Guidelines for clinicians to monitor fetal growth in pregnant women, including measuring the symphysial fundal height (sfh) starting from 24 weeks and referring women for ultrasound assessment if growth is reduced or static. It also recommends the use of global growth charts from intergrowth21 for plotting estimated fetal weight and abdominal circumference in women undergoing serial growth ultrasounds.

What you will learn

  • What should clinicians do if SFH measurements show reduced or static growth?
  • What is the recommended starting point for measuring symphysial fundal height in pregnant women?

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Clinicians – plot fundal height at each visit from 24 weeks
SFH Measurement:
BMI 18-40 measure SFH at every visit from 24 weeks
If SFH measurements are reduced, or show slow or static growth on serial measurements, refer the woman for
US assessment of fetal growth
BMI 40: use serial US assessment to monitor fetal growth
(Maternity ehandbook –Obesity during pregnancy, birth and postpartum)
For women having serial growth Ultrasounds- Plot EFW and AC on graphs
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Bradma

Clinicians – plot fundal height at each visit from 24 weeks

SFH Measurement:  BMI 18-40 measure SFH at every visit from 24 weeks  If SFH measurements are reduced, or show slow or static growth on serial measurements, refer the woman for US assessment of fetal growth  BMI ≥ 40: use serial US assessment to monitor fetal growth (Maternity ehandbook – Obesity during pregnancy, birth and postpartum)

For women having serial growth Ultrasounds- Plot EFW and AC on graphs

Bradma Growth charts - Intergrowth21 – theglobalhealthnetwork.org