The extent and antecedents of uncertain gestation
- 1 May 1985
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
- Vol. 92 (5), 445-451
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1471-0528.1985.tb01347.x
Abstract
The extent and genesis of uncertainty of gestation has been studied in a total obstetric population, using in all cases a best clinical estimate of gestation made according to a specific protocol. In 73.2% of patients, the estimate was assessed as certain, in 19.7% as approximate, and in 7.1% as uncertain. Uncertainty assessed in this way has several antecedents, and coding of only of these (presence or absence of a precise date for the last menstrual period) is insufficient in data to be used for research in which gestation length is to be used as a variable.This publication has 8 references indexed in Scilit:
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