The size of the child for weeks of pregnancy - table

To assess the conformity of the degree of development of the fetus to the term of pregnancy, doctors conduct numerous studies, among which one of the central places is occupied by fetometry. By this term in obstetrics, it is customary to understand ultrasound, in which the size of the child is established, which changes by the weeks of pregnancy, and the comparison of the results with the table. Consider the main indicators that are used to assess the development of the fetus.

What are the parameters for fetometry?

Among the most important dimensions of the future child, which are important and changing for weeks of gestation, is:

Thus, the head circumference and biparietal size help to judge the degree and speed of development of brain structures. BDP is the distance from the upper contour of one parietal bone of the skull to the surface of the lower contour of the second one.

The circumference of the abdomen and the length of the thighs make it possible to assess the degree of physical development of the future baby. Has an important diagnostic value, because provides an opportunity to determine the delay in intrauterine development at a very short time.

How do you evaluate the results of measurements?

Estimating the size of the future child is carried out with each pregnancy, and is compared according to the table, where for each week the norm of all the above-mentioned indicators is indicated. However, it is worth noting that doctors always make a correction for the peculiarities of the course of a specific gestation. That is why none of the values ​​can not be called absolute.

Given this fact, the future mother herself should not be engaged in deciphering the results. Evaluate the size of the fetus (the future child), compare the values ​​with the tables for the weeks of pregnancy, can only the doctor.