OLCreate: HEAT_ANC_ET_1.0 Antenatal Care Module: 10. Estimating Gestational Age from Fundal Height Measurement: Figure 10.5 (a) The arrow points to the top of the pubic bone. Place the 0 (zero) of the tape measure here. (b) Follow the curve of the woman’s abdomen and hold the tape at the top of her uterus.

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Diagram (a) shows the top of the pubic bone (b) A HEP measuring a pregnant woman’s uterus

Figure 10.5 (a) The arrow points to the top of the pubic bone. Place the 0 (zero) of the tape measure here. (b) Follow the curve of the woman’s abdomen and hold the tape at the top of her uterus.

◄ 10.2.2 How to measure fundal height using a soft tape measure

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