In our estimation of the fetal age, we depend on the measurement of the
embryo’s length, the biparietal diameter length and the femur length, rather
than on measurement of the diameter and circumference of the abdomen.
This study has been conducte
d and completed by one person only - the
researcher, specifically- and has been compared with world studies.
Accordingly, it has been found that its conclusions have been close to the
Hadlock Table between the 14th week and the 32nd week of pregnancy, and
close to the Russian Table between the 27th week and the end of pregnancy,
whereas the Japanese Table seemed to have lower figures. If we take the
average of the Hadlock and the Japanese Tables, we find out that it is equal to
the Syrian Table “No. 4”, and the average fetus weight in our country seems
to be close to the average fetal weight in the U. S. A.
The results of this study are the more appropriate for the medical practice in
the Syrian Arab Republic, as the fetus measurements and weight differ from
one country to another due to differences in several factors among which are:
the social, racial, climatic and economical factors among the countries of the
world.
