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The effect of maternal bladder volume on fundal height measurements.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  2775699     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The effect of maternal bladder volume on fundal height measurements was studied in 200 non-obese Black women between 16 and 42 weeks gestation. Fundal height measurements were obtained by the same examiner immediately before and immediately after each subject voided. Examiners were blinded to fundal height measurements and the amount of urine voided. Prevoid fundal height measurements were significantly larger than postvoid fundal height measurements. The differences between pre- and postvoid fundal height measurements varied from -2.8 to 4.6 cm (mean 0.63 cm, SD 1.26). Postvoid fundal height measurements were smaller than the prevoid measurements in 69.5% of the women, and 34.5% of the differences were greater than 1.0 cm. Women who had voided within 30 min before measurement had significantly smaller differences between pre- and postvoid fundal height measurements (n = 20, mean 0.16, SD 1.22) than women who voided more than 30 min before measurement (n = 179, mean 0.68, SD 1.27). These findings indicate that women should be instructed to void within 30 min before fundal height measurements are obtained.
Authors:
J L Engstrom; K G Ostrenga; R V Plass; B A Work
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  British journal of obstetrics and gynaecology     Volume:  96     ISSN:  0306-5456     ISO Abbreviation:  Br J Obstet Gynaecol     Publication Date:  1989 Aug 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1989-10-20     Completed Date:  1989-10-20     Revised Date:  2006-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  7503752     Medline TA:  Br J Obstet Gynaecol     Country:  ENGLAND    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  987-91     Citation Subset:  AIM; IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Maternal Child Nursing, University of Illinois, Chicago.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Female
Humans
Pregnancy*
Urinary Bladder / anatomy & histology*
Uterus / anatomy & histology*

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