Fetal Biometry of Head Circumference for Malaysian Pregnant Women

The purpose of this research is to study the fetal head circumference (HC) biometry for local population. Retrospective study was selected, done at Hospital Pulau Pinang and 5551 files of pregnant women were collected. The HC mean values of this study (HC(mean)) was compared with other published stu...

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Published in:PERFIK2009 2009-12, Vol.1250, p.285-288
Main Authors: Ramli, Remsen Maizan, Jaafar, M S, Ismail, N E, Saltani, Hend A A, Ahmad, A L, Yahaya Bermakai, M
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Age
Circumferences
Computer programs
Genetic algorithms
Gestation
Hospitals
Regression analysis
Similarity
Software
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Summary:The purpose of this research is to study the fetal head circumference (HC) biometry for local population. Retrospective study was selected, done at Hospital Pulau Pinang and 5551 files of pregnant women were collected. The HC mean values of this study (HC(mean)) was compared with other published studies to see whether there was any difference between the various populations in the world. Comparison of means, regression analysis and paired sample t-test in SPSS software version 11.5 were used in the analysis. A total of 9874 HC data (mm) were recorded for gestational age (GA) of 12 to 41 weeks. The HC growth rate in second trimester (11.32 mm/week) has decreased to nearly half than in third trimester (5.53 mm/week). The HC(mem) was found to be highly significant difference (SD) than other 9 studies and only lower than HC values of USA [1], UK [2] and Zimbabwe [3] populations. The HC values of German [4] show close similarity with HC(meam). From 45 comparisons done, more than three-quarter of the comparisons resulted as SD (37) compared to insignificant differences (8). Consequently, each country should have their own standard HC of fetus biometry of the various gestations for their own population.
ISSN:0094-243X