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  2. Estimated date of delivery - Wikipedia

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    The estimated date of delivery ( EDD ), also known as expected date of confinement, [1] and estimated due date or simply due date, is a term describing the estimated delivery date for a pregnant woman. [2] Normal pregnancies last between 38 and 42 weeks. [3] Children are delivered on their expected due date about 4% of the time.

  3. Crown-rump length - Wikipedia

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    Crown-rump length. An ultrasound showing an embryo measured to have a crown-rump length of 1.67 cm and estimated to have a gestational age of 8 weeks and 1 day. Crown-rump length ( CRL) is the measurement of the length of human embryos and fetuses from the top of the head (crown) to the bottom of the buttocks (rump).

  4. Gestational age - Wikipedia

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    An estimated due date is given by Naegele's rule. According to the WHO, a preterm birth is defined as "babies born alive before 37 weeks of pregnancy are completed." [20] According to this classification, there are three sub-categories of preterm birth, based on gestational age: extremely preterm (fewer than 28 weeks), very preterm (28 to 32 ...

  5. Maternal–fetal medicine - Wikipedia

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    Maternal–fetal medicine ( MFM ), also known as perinatology, is a branch of medicine that focuses on managing health concerns of the mother and fetus prior to, during, and shortly after pregnancy . Maternal–fetal medicine specialists are physicians who subspecialize within the field of obstetrics. [1] Their training typically includes a ...

  6. Amniotic fluid index - Wikipedia

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    Amniotic fluid index ( AFI) is a quantitative estimate of amniotic fluid [1] and an indicator of fetal well-being. It is a separate measurement from the biophysical profile. [1] AFI is the score (expressed in centimetres) given to the amount of amniotic fluid seen on ultrasonography of a pregnant uterus. To determine the AFI, doctors may use a ...

  7. Pregnancy - Wikipedia

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    Frequency. 213 million (2012) [11] Deaths. 230,600 (2016) [12] Pregnancy is the time during which one or more offspring develops ( gestates) inside a woman 's uterus (womb). [4] [13] A multiple pregnancy involves more than one offspring, such as with twins. [14]

  8. Birth weight - Wikipedia

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    Birth weight is the body weight of a baby at their birth. [1] The average birth weight in babies of European and African descent is 3.5 kilograms (7.7 lb), with the normative range between 2.5 and 4.0 kilograms (5.5 and 8.8 lb). [2] On average, babies of Asian descent weigh about 3.25 kilograms (7.2 lb).

  9. Large for gestational age - Wikipedia

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    Obstetrics, pediatrics. Large for gestational age ( LGA) is a term used to describe infants that are born with an abnormally high weight, specifically in the 90th percentile or above, compared to other babies of the same developmental age. [1] [2] [3] Macrosomia is a similar term that describes excessive birth weight, but refers to an absolute ...

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