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Re: Femur length and dwarfism

From: R. Daniel Braun, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 30 May 2002 18:59:09 -0500 (CDT)


At Thu, 30 May 2002, Vicky wrote: >
>I'm 37 weeks and 1 day pregnant. In the last few weeks I've had to have
>two scans to check the baby's growth and amniotic fluid levels as my
>fundus was measuring small. At today's scan the amniotic fluid is still
>'slightly reduced' - the deepest pool of fluid was 2.9cm but the baby's
>stomach was full (it also has hiccups a lot!) The cord blood flow was
>normal. Overall, in the last two scans growth is coming up on the small
>side but within normal limits and apparently consistent with the growth
>thoughout pregnancy. However, my main concern is the femur length which
>is just 64.8mm. I am very worried about dwarfism - should I be? The
>doctors haven't mentioned it, but the femur length is at the very bottom
>end of the chart, whereas everything else (head circ, abdomen etc) is
>just below the middle line. My partner is 6ft 1 and I am 5ft 6.
>
>I have ten days to wait until the next scan so would greatly appreciate
>a response.
>
>Thanks very much.

With Dwarfism, the femur and humerus lengths would bothe be arund half to three quarters of what it should be normally.

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R.Daniel Braun, MD  FACOG   FOG
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