Comparative Study of Fetal Birth Weight by Multiplication of Intrapartum Symphysio-Fundal Height and Maternal Abdominal Circumference: A Case Study Conducted in Queen SavangVadhana Memorial Hospital

Abstract

        This descriptive study aimed to estimate the weight of the baby by multiplying Intrapartum Symphysio-Fundal Height and Maternal Abdominal Circumference: A Case Study Conducted in Queen SavangVadhana Memorial Hospital during January-March 2015. The sample comprised 100 women with uncomplicated singleton pregnancy, cervical open up to eight centimeters, baby's head engaged. The qualifying weight did not exceed 80 kg with no complications. The height of the uterus (HF) was measured as the uterus relaxes and the length of the abdominal  circumference was measured at the level of the umbilicus (AC) in the supine position. Import values ​were multiplied together to estimate fetal weight. The weight of newborns was measured within half an hour after birth. Data analysis is the frequency, percentage, average, standard deviation. The level was statistically significant at .05.

        The study found that the mean value of the subjects was expressed as follows: the maternal age, gestational age, birth weight, first pregnancy, cervix dilation, fundal height, abdominal circumference. The initial birth weight were 3,184.71± 348.27gram. Also, the average weight of a real baby was 3,171.15± 404.77gram. The average weight tolerances were 228.75± 150.39 grams. No significant difference was found (p> .05). It concluded that we should monitor prenatal care based on HF and AC throughout pregnancy to identify the risk of pregnancies in women who in need of prenatal care and interventions.