Research Article

Fundal Height Growth Curve for Thai Women

Table 1

Characteristics of study subjects ( = 1,038).

Characteristics %

Settings
 Secondary care hospitals69667.0
 Tertiary care hospitals34233.0
Maternal age (year) (mean, ±SD)25.6±6.2
Maternal height (cm) (mean, ±SD)156.1±5.6
Before pregnancy weight (kg) (mean, ±SD)52.6±9.8
Before pregnancy BMI (kg/m2) (mean, ±SD)21.6±3.8
Total weight gain (kg) (mean, ±SD)13.5±4.7
Parity
 Nulliparous52350.4
 Multiparous51549.6
GA at first antenatal visit (wk) (mean, ±SD)13.0±5.0
GA at delivery (wk) (mean, ±SD)39.2±1.1
Type of delivery
 Normal76673.8
 Cesarean23622.7
 Vacuum323.1
 Forceps40.4
Infant’s sex
 Female47946.2
 Male55953.8
Birth weight (gm) (mean, ±SD)3,120.3±325.0

GA: gestational age; SD: standard deviation.