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Re: Which is more important?

From: Alicia M. Lapidus M.D. (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 17 Oct 2002 20:26:37 -0500 (CDT)

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At Thu, 17 Oct 2002, Eni wrote: >
>I had an U/S which showed the baby to be in the 6 week range. They
>didn't give a crown to rump length so I have no way of knowing exactly
>how old they are saying the baby measures (nor did they mention it
>exactly). I was 7w7d on the day of the u/s. However, the heart beat
>was 162 beats per minute which is exactly on for how pregnant I was that
>day.
>
>Is one more important than the other in regards to fetal viability? I've
>read that for each you should be +/- a week to be in a healthy range.
>Could the length be better measured in later U/S's and become more
>accurate? BTW, I'm absolutely sure about my dates.

U/S has a margin of error of 7 days.

-- Alicia M. Lapidus M.D. Chief of Staff Obstetrics, Hospital Fernández Assistant Professor, School of Medicine, Barcelo University Vicepresident of Argentine Society of Hypertension in Pregnancy Director Latina Obgyn.net- http\latina.obgyn.net\espanol Buenos Aires Argentina

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