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Symphysial fundal height (SFH) measurement in pregnancy for detecting abnormal fetal growth

Overview of attention for article published in Cochrane database of systematic reviews, September 2015
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Title
Symphysial fundal height (SFH) measurement in pregnancy for detecting abnormal fetal growth
Published in
Cochrane database of systematic reviews, September 2015
DOI 10.1002/14651858.cd008136.pub3
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Japaraj Robert Peter, Jacqueline J Ho, Jayabalan Valliapan, Subramaniam Sivasangari

Abstract

Symphysis fundal height (SFH) measurement is commonly practiced primarily to detect fetal intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR). Undiagnosed IUGR may lead to fetal death as well as increase perinatal mortality and morbidity. The objective of this review is to compare SFH measurement with serial ultrasound measurement of fetal parameters or clinical palpation to detect abnormal fetal growth (IUGR and large-for-gestational age), and improving perinatal outcome. We searched the Cochrane Pregnancy and Childbirth Group's Trials Register (14 July 2015) and reference lists of retrieved articles. Randomised controlled trials including quasi-randomised and cluster-randomised trials involving pregnant women with singleton fetuses at 20 weeks' gestation and above comparing tape measurement of SFH with serial ultrasound measurement of fetal parameters or clinical palpation using anatomical landmarks. Two review authors independently assessed trials for inclusion and risk of bias, extracted data and checked them for accuracy. One trial involving 1639 women was included. It compared SFH measurement with clinical abdominal palpation.There was no difference in the two reported primary outcomes of incidence of small-for-gestational age (risk ratio (RR) 1.32; 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.92 to 1.90, low quality evidence) or perinatal death.(RR 1.25, 95% CI 0.38 to 4.07; participants = 1639, low quality evidence). There were no data on the neonatal detection of large-for-gestational age (variously defined by authors). There was no difference in the reported secondary outcomes of neonatal hypoglycaemia, admission to neonatal nursery, admission to the neonatal nursery for IUGR (low quality evidence), induction of labour and caesarean section (very low quality evidence). The trial did not address the other outcomes specified in the 'Summary of findings' table (intrauterine death; neurodevelopmental outcome in childhood). GRADEpro software was used to assess the quality of evidence, downgrading of evidence was based on including a small single study with unclear risk of bias and a wide confidence interval crossing the line of no effect. There is insufficient evidence to determine whether SFH measurement is effective in detecting IUGR. We cannot therefore recommended any change of current practice. Further trials are needed.

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Country Count As %
United Kingdom 1 <1%
Spain 1 <1%
Australia 1 <1%
Egypt 1 <1%
Unknown 331 99%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Bachelor 71 21%
Student > Master 38 11%
Researcher 28 8%
Student > Ph. D. Student 20 6%
Student > Postgraduate 17 5%
Other 55 16%
Unknown 106 32%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 105 31%
Nursing and Health Professions 70 21%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 7 2%
Social Sciences 7 2%
Computer Science 6 2%
Other 28 8%
Unknown 112 33%
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This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 8. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 25 November 2021.
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