GESTATIONAL AGE ASSESSMENT

Course overview

GESTATIONAL AGE IS A KEY PIECE OF DATA USED BY HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS TO DETERMINE WHEN TO PERFORM VARIOUS SCREENING TESTS AND ASSESSMENTS OF THE FETUS AND MOTHER THROUGHOUT PREGNANCY. GESTATIONAL AGE MAY BE ASSESSED AT ANY TIME DURING PREGNANCY, AND SEVERAL MODES OF ASSESSMENT EXIST, EACH REQUIRING DIVERSE EQUIPMENT OR SKILLS AND ASSOCIATED WITH VARYING DEGREES OF ACCURACY. OBTAINING MORE ACCURATE ESTIMATES OF GESTATIONAL AGE THROUGH BETTER DIAGNOSTIC APPROACHES MAY INITIATE MORE PROMPT MEDICAL MANAGEMENT OF A PREGNANT PATIENT. THIS ACTIVITY DESCRIBES THE MANY MODALITIES USED TO CORRECTLY ESTIMATE GESTATIONAL AGE AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN CARING FOR PREGNANT PATIENTS.