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BPD/FL ratio
Hi all,
My wife is pregnant and now her pregnancy is 24 weeks old. This monday when we went for routine Ultrasound the Biparetal Diameter/Femur Length ratio has come out to be 2.32 where it should have been somewhere around 1.5 (BPD is 61mm and FL is 26.3 mm).... Now my question is will the pregnancy last? or we will have to do an abortion(pre-mature delivery)? If the pregnancy will held then what are the chances that the child will live after birth and will not be effected by Down Syndrome and other deficenies? Please do help me. By looking at different charts online I have gained that Femur length should have been close to 45mm in the 24th week. and the cut off length should have been at least 40mm. Now I am really worried and before the visit to Gynae I want to get some knowledge from you people... Imran |
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I suspect it just means your baby is fairly short, I don't think anyone
calculated the ratios for either of my children, but the first had particularly short legs, but with a normal or even big head, so the ratio must have been out of the normal range. At the time I did search around for any info I could find and there didn't seem to be much and no particular cause for concern. My son was born at 37 weeks, he was short and skinny, but for his gestation actually had an above average head circumference! He's nearly 3 now and is still in the same proportions, which causes difficulty in getting clothes to fit, but that is all. Sweaters and t-shirts that fit his body are difficult to get over his head and as his height is comparable to an 18 month old, trousers that are the right length are too wide as he's not in nappies. I suggest you ask your doctor what he thinks, the only concern I would have is that it may be an early warning of a growth problem and therefore may need extra monitoring, we think my son had that which was partially why he was born at 37 weeks (he was induced), his weight was 5lb13oz. Good Luck Anne |
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Short femurs can be a marker for Down syndrome. A single marker
minimally elevates the risk. If multiple markers are present, the risk is greater. Many fetuses have short femurs without any chromosomal problem. As others have noted, the only way to definitively diagnose Down syndrome is via amniocentesis. If the short femur is the only risk factor you have, I doubt your providers will recommend an amnio because the risk elevation is not that high. If other markers or risk factors are present, amnio may be offered to you. You never "have to" have an abortion. Many people carry Down syndrome babies to term and feel blessed to have these children in their families. wrote: Hi all, My wife is pregnant and now her pregnancy is 24 weeks old. This monday when we went for routine Ultrasound the Biparetal Diameter/Femur Length ratio has come out to be 2.32 where it should have been somewhere around 1.5 (BPD is 61mm and FL is 26.3 mm).... Now my question is will the pregnancy last? or we will have to do an abortion(pre-mature delivery)? If the pregnancy will held then what are the chances that the child will live after birth and will not be effected by Down Syndrome and other deficenies? Please do help me. By looking at different charts online I have gained that Femur length should have been close to 45mm in the 24th week. and the cut off length should have been at least 40mm. Now I am really worried and before the visit to Gynae I want to get some knowledge from you people... Imran |
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Thanks for all of your replies. Today we are going to have another
Ultra Sound... and tomorrow we will meet the Gynae. I will update here about the situation.... |
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