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Area of Science:

  • Obstetrics and Gynecology
  • Fetal Medicine
  • Medical Imaging

Background:

  • Accurate determination of gestational age is critical for optimal obstetric care, fetal growth assessment, and post-mortem evaluations.
  • Fetal anthropometry, encompassing various biometric parameters, is a key method for estimating gestational age.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the correlation between specific fetal anthropometric measurements and gestational age.
  • To derive regression equations for estimating gestational age based on fetal measurements.

Main Methods:

  • A cross-sectional observational study involving 144 aborted fetuses (12-40 weeks gestational age) without congenital anomalies.
  • Standardized fetal measurements including Crown-Rump length (CRL), Femur length (FL), Head Circumference (HC), Bi-Parietal diameter (BPD), and Abdominal Circumference (AC) were documented.
  • Regression equations were developed using the collected anthropometric data.

Main Results:

  • All studied fetal anthropometric measurements demonstrated a robust positive correlation with gestational age.
  • Correlation coefficients ranged from 0.937 to 0.992, with high statistical significance (p<0.001).
  • Femur length (FL) and Abdominal Circumference (AC) showed the highest correlation coefficients (R=0.991 and R=0.992, respectively).

Conclusions:

  • Fetal anthropometric measurements are highly reliable indicators of gestational age.
  • Femur length and Abdominal Circumference are particularly strong predictors of gestational age.
  • The derived regression equations can aid in accurate gestational age estimation.