Author(s)

Caroline Edward Ayad¹, Ahmed Abdelrahim Mohammed Ibrahim², Mohamed Elfadil Mohamed Garelnabi¹, Bushra Hussein Ahmed³, Elsafi Ahmed Abdalla¹, Mohammed Ahmed Elshiekh Saleem¹

¹College of Medical Radiological Science, Sudan University of Science and Technology, Khartoum, Sudan.
²Faculty of Radiology Science and Medical Imaging, Alzaiem Alazhari University, Khartoum, Sudan.
³College of Medical Radiological Science and Nuclear Medicine, The National Rabat University, Khartoum, Sudan.

The objective of this study is to assess commonly used formulae (Sheppard, Campbell, Hadlock I, II, III, and IV) for estimation of fetal weight in Sudanese population. A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted at Saudi Hospital-Khartoum-Sudan; from December 2015 to April 2016. The study included 225 singleton pregnancies. The fetal biometry—Biparietal diameter (BPD), head circumference (HC), abdominal circumference (AC), femur length (FL) and actual birth weights (ABW) were taken. Statistical analysis showed significant results at p ≤ 0.005. Results showed that the significant highest positive correlation between the ABW and the EFW/Kg was seen in the Hadlock I, III and IV equations having an equal values (0.951) followed by Hadlock II (0.946), Sheppard (0.872) and lastly Campbell (-0.925) with significant high degree of negative correlation. The new established equation EFW_FLHCAC is the best formula identified in our study to predict Sudanese babies weight ranged between 1.86 Kg to 3.987 Kg.

Ultrasonography, Fetal Weight, Gestational Age

Ayad, C. , Ibrahim, A. , Garelnabi, M. , Ahmed, B. , Abdalla, E. and Saleem, M. (2016) Assessment of Used Formulae for Sonographic Estimation of Fetal Weight in Sudanese Population. Open Journal of Radiology, 6, 113-120. doi: 10.4236/ojrad.2016.62017.