A New Sonographic Weight Estimation Formula for Small‐for‐Gestational‐Age Fetuses

The purpose of this study was to develop a new specific weight estimation formula for small‐for‐gestational‐age (SGA) fetuses that differentiated between symmetric and asymmetric growth patterns.

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