Prediction of term birth weight in Hispanic women using an equation based on maternal characteristics.

Objective: To test the accuracy of a birth weight prediction equation based on maternal characteristics in Hispanic women.

Study Design: A previously published birth weight prediction equation based on maternal and pregnancy-specific characteristics was used to predict birth weights for 283 normal Caucasian women of Hispanic ethnicity. The accuracy of these birth weight estimates was compared to a similarly selected group of 233 non-Hispanic Caucasian gravidas who were located 2500 miles away.

Ultrasonic prediction of term birth weight in Hispanic women. Accuracy in an outpatient clinic.

Objective: To investigate the accuracy of ultrasonic fetal biometric algorithms for estimating term fetal weight.

Study Design: Ultrasonographic fetal biometric assessments were made in 74 Hispanic women who delivered at 37-42 weeks of gestation. Measurements were taken of the fetal biparietal diameter, head circumference, abdominal circumference and femur length.