Estimation of gestational age from fundal height: A solution for resource-poor settings

• Main Authors: Lisa J. White, Sue J. Lee, Kasia Stepniewska, Julie A. Simpson, Saw Lu Mu Dwell, Ratree Arunjerdja, Pratap Singhasivanon, Nicholas J. White, Francois Nosten, Rose McGready
• Other Authors: Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine
• Format: Article
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology; Chemical Engineering; Engineering; Materials Science
• Online Access: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/13776
• Institution: Mahidol University

Many women in resource-poor settings lack access to reliable gestational age assessment because they do not know their last menstrual period; there is no ultrasound (US) and methods of newborn gestational age dating are not practised by birth attendants. A bespoke multiple-measures model was develop...