Journal article
Estimating gestational age in late presenters to antenatal care in a resource-limited setting on the Thai-Myanmar border
KA Moore, JA Simpson, KH Thomas, MJ Rijken, LJ White, S Lu Moo Dwell, MK Paw, J Wiladphaingern, S Pukrittayakamee, F Nosten, FJI Fowkes, R McGready
Plos One | Published : 2015
Abstract
Estimating gestational age in resource-limited settings is prone to considerable inaccuracy because crown-rump length measured by ultrasound before 14 weeks gestation, the recommended method for estimating gestational age, is often unavailable. Judgements regarding provision of appropriate obstetric and neonatal care are dependent on accurate estimation of gestational age. We determined the accuracy of the Dubowitz Gestational Age Assessment, a population-specific symphysis-fundal height formula, and ultrasound biometry performed between 16 and 40 weeks gestation in estimating gestational age using pre-existing data from antenatal clinics of the Shoklo Malaria Research Unit on the Thai- Myan..
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Funding Acknowledgements
The Shoklo Malaria Research Unit is part of the Mahidol Oxford University Research Unit, at the Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand and supported by the Wellcome Trust of Great Britain (http://www.wellcome.ac.uk/). KAM was supported by an Australian Postgraduate Award, funded by the Commonwealth Government of Australia (http://www.australia.gov.au/). FJIF is supported by a Future Fellowship funded by the Australian Research Council (http://www.arc.gov.au/) and an Operational Infrastructure Support grant funded by the Victorian State Government (http://www.vic.gov.au/) and awarded to the Burnet Institute. The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.