Impact of maternal body mass index on the accuracy of third trimester sonographic estimation of fetal weight.
Arch Gynecol Obstet
; 307(2): 395-400, 2023 02.
Article
en En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-35332361
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
To Determine whether maternal body mass index (BMI) can affect the accuracy of sonographic estimation of fetal weight (EFW) in the third trimester when compared to neonatal birthweight (BW).METHODS:
Secondary analysis from our original prospective cohort of pregnant women beyond 34 weeks, distributed in 4 groups according to their BMI normal, overweight, obese and morbid obese. Fetal biometry and fluid measurements were obtained by two experienced sonographers, blinded for patient's clinical information and to each other's measurements. Average EFW and neonatal BW were converted into gestational-specific Z-scores. Interobserver correlation coefficient (ICC) and Cronbach's reliability coefficient (CRC) were calculated. Bland-Altman (BA) plots were constructed to assess the level of accuracy.RESULTS:
100 women were enrolled (800 measurements obtained by 17 sonographers) 17 had normal BMI (17%), 27 were overweight (27%), 29 were obese (29%) and 27 were morbidly obese (27%). There was no statistical difference for GA at delivery (p = 0.74), EFW (p = 0.05) or BW (p = 0.09) between groups (Table 1). Mean Z-score for EFW was - 0.17 (SD 0.81) and for neonatal BW was - 0.25 (SD 0.74). ICC was 0.69 (95% CI 0.57, 0.78) and CRC was 0.82. Mean Z-score difference was small (Table 2). When stratifying according to BMI categories, the ICC ranged from 0.49 to 0.76. Reliability indices ranged from 0.66 to 0.86. The Z-scores' differences were overall small with no statistical difference (Table 3). BA showed evenly distributed interobserver differences (Fig. 1).CONCLUSIONS:
When performed by trained sonographers, fetal weight estimation in the third trimester is accurate when compared to neonatal birthweight at increasing BMI categories.Palabras clave
Texto completo:
1
Bases de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Obesidad Mórbida
/
Peso Fetal
Límite:
Female
/
Humans
/
Newborn
/
Pregnancy
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Arch Gynecol Obstet
Asunto de la revista:
GINECOLOGIA
/
OBSTETRICIA
Año:
2023
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos