estimate the fetal weight

Izzat Mubarak: Dr Shaiful, how to clinically estimate the fetal weight?
Thank you

Dr Shaiful Ehsan: Assalam izzat, overall u need to remember 3 commons SFH and mean fetal weight:

These are the golden rules:
At pog 28 weeks = 1kg
At Pog 32 weeks = 1.7kg
At 36 weeks 2.4 - 2.6kg

Then the rest is based on palpation and adjust accordingly....
Nevertheless, it depends on ur experience as well...

If u guys palpate a lot enough...u can appreciate and just +/- the golden rule estimation

In presenting estimated fetal weight...please present in estimation of 0.2kg...
Eg estimated fetal weight is 2.6 to 2.8kg...
Thanks

 Dr Shaiful Ehsan: Based on golden rules...lets say u palpate a patient's abdomen sfh is 38 weeks and its follow date...no other abnormalities u suspected on palpation...and its size appropriate....
U can tell EFW is aroun 3.0 to 3.2kg....

If u palpate it is quite small...u can roughly say 2.8 to 3.0kg...
Something like that...tq

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