A Comparison between Crown–Rump Length (CRL)Measured by Ultrasound and Regular Last Menstrual Period (LMP) in Predicting Day of Spontaneous Onset of Labour. Descriptive Prospective Study in Maternity University Hospital- Damascus Syria
published by Damascus University
in 2011
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العربية
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Abstract in English
Most of Syrian pregnant women do not remember their LMP exactly, so that if
there is another correct way (like CRL measurement by ultrasound), It may improve the obstetric
management in clinical practice.
To compares between regular last menstrual period (LMP) and ultrasonographic crown–rump length
(CRL) measurements in predicting the delivery dates (EDD) in a Syrian population.
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