International Journal of Women's Health Care(IJWHC)

Effective Care Research Unit, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Nnewi Campus, PMB 5001, Nnewi, Nigeria

Publications

• Research Article   
  Diagnostic Accuracy of Ultrasound Scanning In In-Utero Prediction of Fetal Gender
  Author(s): Chukwunwendu Aloysius Franklin Okeke*, George Uchenna Eleje* and Joseph Ifeanyichukwu Ikechebelu
  
  Background: Until recently, the ultrasound was the only non-invasive scientific way to learn the gender of the unborn baby. In developed countries, ultrasound practice has far been in existence for decades. However, in developing world, the advent of ultrasound was in the last three decades in majority of the centres. Thus gender assessment using ultrasound is an expertise that was acquired in the developing world in less than three decades in generality of cases. Objectives: This was to determine the accuracy of ultrasound in predicting the sex of baby in-utero. Methods: This study was conducted in Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital, and Life Specialist Hospital, both in Nnewi, south-east Nigeria. The accuracy of the ultrasound was related to the gestational age at which the ultrasound was done, body mass.. Read More»
  

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