Height of fundus at comparable gestational dates


Height of fundus at comparable gestational dates

The hight of the fundus at comparable gestational dates varies greatly from patient to patient. Those shown are most common. Convenient rule of thumb is that at five months' gestation, fundus is usually at or slightly above umbilicus.

(Hytten F, Chamberlain G: Clinical Physiology in Obstetrics. Boston, Blackwell Scientific Publications, 1980

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