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SYMPHYSIS-PUBIS FUNDAL HEIGHT IN PREGNANT WOMEN AT MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL HO CHI MINH CITY, BRAND 2
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Background: Fundal height (FH) is one of the predictors to screen for abnormalities in fetal health. The study was conducted to determine the characteristic of fundal height growth. Then, comparing with other countries to see the different fundal height growth among countries. Objectives: To find out characteristics of fundal height growth from normal singleton pregnancy based on the last menstrual period (LMP) and/or ultrasound dating for women in the Obstetric Department, Medical University Hospital Ho Chi Minh City-Brand 2. Materials and methods: A prospective time-series study was conducted Obstetric Department, Medical University Hospital Ho Chi Minh City-Brand 2 between December 2021 and October 2022. Fundal height from 11 to 40 weeks was measured in centimeters. The fundal height growth was presented. Results: Fundal height growth characteristic was derived from measurements of 98 women. The fundal height increased from 8.5cm at 11 weeks to 16.6cm at 20 weeks and 32 cm at 39 weeks. Conclusions: The fundal height increased from 8.5cm at 11 weeks to 16.6cm at 20 weeks and 32cm at 39 weeks. Gestational age (week) always is higher than FH (cm) at 2.9±0.8, 3.2±0.34, and 4.5±1.37 for the first, second, and third trimesters. The fundal height growth of pregnant women at the Obstetric Department, Medical University Hospital Ho Chi Minh cityBrand 2 is not the same as that of Caucasian pregnant women.
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Fundal height growth, gestational age, pregnant women
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