Improved fetal monitoring through individualized growth charts for ultrasound measurements

Objective: When monitoring pregnancies it is decisive to reduce unnecessary examinations. In particular, wrongfully assumed growth retardation might occur in cases with a small fetal growth potential [1–6]. It is further important to improve the detection of objectively retardated children who associate with a disproportionately high growth potential. It was the aim of this study to modify the standard growth charts for ultrasound parameters according to parental influences to better display the individual growth potential. Material and methods: In a prospective trial 1390 ultrasound measurements of 174 complete…