American Journal of Perinatology, Table of Contents Am J Perinatol 1987; 4(2): 86-89DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-999745 ORIGINAL ARTICLE © 1987 by Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc. Recognition of the Overgrown Fetus: In Utero Ponderal Indices Joseph M. Miller Jr. , Frederick A. Korndorffer III , Grace E. Kissling, Haywood L. Brown, Harvey A. Gabert Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology, and Biometry and Genetics, Louisiana State University School of Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana Recommend Article Abstract Buy Article ABSTRACT In a cross-sectional study of 210 pregnancies resulting in above-average-sized term infants, ponderal and ponderal-like indices were found to be highly correlative with fetal overgrowth. Clinical usefulness, however, is limited because for each index, most large-for-gestational age infants remain unidentified. Full Text
