The femur length of 63mm at 38 weeks is low and needs to be observed and rechecked according to the doctor’s instructions.
Pregnant women should under the guidance of the doctor to carry out obstetric examination on time, in order to timely detect pregnancy complications or complications as well as to understand the development of the fetus.
Fetal femur length is 67~76mm at 38 weeks of pregnancy, when the ultrasound indicates that the fetal femur length is 63mm, it is necessary for the doctor to take into account the pregnant woman’s own height, nutritional status, and whether there are any pregnancy complications, combined with the ultrasound measurements of the fetal biparietal diameter, head circumference, abdominal circumference, and the femur length at different gestational weeks, and other indicators, to comprehensively assess the fetal growth situation.
When the ultrasound indicates that the fetus is smaller than the gestational week, the first step is to check the gestational week again and find out the reasons, such as the combination of pregnancy hypertension, and actively treat the comorbidities, closely monitor the intrauterine condition of the fetus, and terminate the pregnancy if necessary.