Abstract:
This study has been done to evaluate the low fetal weight in the third trimester for pregnant ladies of low socioeconomic status.
The general objective of this study is to investigate the major factors that predispose or contribute to low fetal weight. These factors are maternal demographic factors , fetal biometry factor , amniotic fluid factor , abnormalities of umbilical artery Doppler factors .
A total of fifty patients from poor areas such as Elengaz , Mayo , alsalama were studied in different hospitals and clinics which are Jarash hospital , Alfouad hospital , Al academy hospital , Ibrahim Malik hospital , Jadin maternity clinic , Hamori maternity clinic .
Maternal demographic Data ( age , weight , Height , BMI ) together with fetal biometry ( Biparietal diameter , head circumference , abdominal circumference , femur length ) , amniotic fluid index and umbilical Doppler artery indices Data are collected and analyzed . the study is compared with previous study done in Pakistan and India .
The study found out that only Maternal demographic factor that play major impact in fetal weight is Maternal health , Anemic mothers have pregnancy with low fetal weight in their third trimester of pregnancy.
Fetal biometry ( Biparietal diameter , head circumference , abdominal circumference and femur length ) have major impact in determination of fetal weight.
The study also found that Oligohydraminous affect the fetal weight . All pregnancy with Oligohydraminous have low fetal weight .
Umbilical Doppler artery indices abnormalities directly affect the fetal weight . all pregnancies with abnormal umbilical Doppler artery indices have low fetal weight.
