Sonographic correlation of umbilical cord and umbilical vein diameter with fetal weight

Abstract

Estimating fetal weight is an important step for smooth and easy delivery the fetus, as approximation of fetal weight is necessary to plan the mode of delivering the baby thus facilitating the process both for the mother and the child.  To correlate the method of predicting weight of the fetus by umbilical cord and its vein diameter. It was a cross sectional analytical study directed at The University of Lahore Teaching Hospital. The study was taken place for 12 months for which 200 women in their antenatal period were recruited. Convenient sampling technique was used and surveyed up to the date of delivery for actual weight at time of the birth. Paired t-test and the regression analysis was applied. The study concluded that the umbilical cord and the vein diameter serve as the major contributory factors in the fetal weight estimation by sonographic method. These methods are more accurate and easier as compared to the other methods implemented in the clinical practice until a few decades ago. Therefore, there is a need that clinical practices are modified and fetal weight estimates are done by using the umbilical cord and vein diameter to achieve better health outcomes for both mothers and children by pre planning the delivery method based on weight estimation of fetus