Antenatal detection of small-for-gestational-age babies : choice of a symphysis-fundus growth curve
| dc.contributor.author | Pattinson, R. C. | en_ZA |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2011-03-18T14:57:23Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2011-03-18T14:57:23Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 1988 | |
| dc.description | CITATION: Pattinson, R. C. 1988. Antenatal detection of small-for-gestational-age babies : choice of a symphysis-fundus growth curve. South African Medical Journal, 74:282-283. | |
| dc.description | The original publication is available at http://www.samj.org.za | |
| dc.description.abstract | By using symphysis-fundus measurements serially and plotting them on a curve, small-for-gestational-age babies can be detected. To determine which symphysis-fundus curve to choose for our population, the predictive values of three of the commonly used of these growth curves were compared using serial measurements obtained from 97 low-risk obstetric patients with accurate gestational ages. The curves of Calvert and Quaranta had the best sensitivities of 92,9% each compared with Belizan's (85,7%). However, the specificity of Calvert's and Quaranta's curves were poorer being 74,7% and 50,6% compared with 89,2% for Belizan. The positive predictive value for the curves were Belizan 57,1%, Calvert 38,2% and Quaranta 24,1%. The results indicate that for a Third-World urban population Belizan's curve is most suitable. | |
| dc.description.version | Publisher’s version | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 2078-5135 (online) | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 0256-9574 (print) | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/7387 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.publisher | Health & Medical Publishing Group | |
| dc.rights.holder | South African Medical Journal | |
| dc.subject | Prenatal care | en_ZA |
| dc.title | Antenatal detection of small-for-gestational-age babies : choice of a symphysis-fundus growth curve | en_ZA |
| dc.type | Article |
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