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DISTANCE VERTEX-COCCYX [1 record]

Record 1 1986-12-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Scientific Measurements and Analyses
  • Pregnancy, Reproduction and Perinatal Period
CONT

Due to variations in length of fetal legs, [the crown-heel] measurement is more variable and less accurate as an estimate fetal age than the crown-rump measurement.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mesures et analyse (Sciences)
  • Grossesse, Reproduction et Périnatalité
CONT

La taille de naissance est de 50,2 [plus ou moins 2,0 cm] chez le garçon et de 49,4 [plus ou moins 1,8 cm] chez la fille. La distance vertex-coccyx serait une meilleure mesure car ayant moins de variations individuelles. Elle est de 34 cm.

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