Journal article
Prematurity, postdates, and growth retardation: The influence of use of ultrasonography on reported gestational age
Abstract
The preterm and postterm delivery rates and the percentage of infants with intrauterine growth retardation are dependent on the gestational age recorded at delivery. At our institution a sharp increase in the preterm delivery rate and a coincident decrease in the postterm delivery rate and the rate of intrauterine growth retardation were noted. Over a 3-year period, while the characteristics of the obstetric population changed only slightly, …
Authors
Goldenberg RL; Davis RO; Cutter GR; Hoffman HJ; Brumfield CG; Foster JM
Journal
American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Vol. 160, No. 2, pp. 462–470
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
2 1989
DOI
10.1016/0002-9378(89)90473-0
ISSN
0002-9378