{"id":50004,"date":"2025-04-25T21:21:33","date_gmt":"2025-04-26T01:21:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hancockhealth.org\/mayo-health-library\/fundal-height-an-accurate-sign-of-fetal-growth\/"},"modified":"2026-02-04T11:39:52","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T16:39:52","slug":"fundal-height-an-accurate-sign-of-fetal-growth","status":"publish","type":"mayo","link":"https:\/\/www.hancockhealth.org\/zh\/mayo-health-library\/fundal-height-an-accurate-sign-of-fetal-growth\/","title":{"rendered":"Fundal height: An accurate sign of fetal growth?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"container mx-auto   wordpress-block wordpress- core-\">\n<p>A fundal height measurement helps estimate the size of a fetus during pregnancy. In general, the measurement is defined as the distance in centimeters from the pubic bone to the top of the uterus.<\/p>\n<p>After week 24 of pregnancy, the fundal height generally is expected to match the number of weeks of pregnancy &mdash; plus or minus 3 centimeters. For example, if you&#8217;re 27 weeks pregnant, your healthcare professional would expect your fundal height to be about 27 centimeters.<\/p>\n<p>Some factors can make a fundal height measurement less accurate. They include obesity and a history of common growths in the uterus called fibroids. Also, fundal height measurements tend to be less accurate after 36 weeks of pregnancy.<\/p>\n<p>A fundal height that is smaller or larger than expected &mdash; or that changes faster or slower than expected &mdash; may signal:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Slow growth of a fetus. The medical term for this condition is fetal growth restriction.<\/li>\n<li>A pregnancy with more than one fetus.<\/li>\n<li>Too little amniotic fluid, also called oligohydramnios.<\/li>\n<li>Too much amniotic fluid, also called polyhydramnios.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If your fundal height is different than expected, your healthcare professional might suggest an ultrasound imaging test. An ultrasound can help find out what&#8217;s causing the unusual measurements. Ultrasound also can be used to track your pregnancy more closely.<\/p>\n<p>Fundal height is only a tool to estimate a fetus&#8217;s growth in the womb. It&#8217;s not an exact science. But fundal height measurements can offer reassuring signs of steady growth. If you&#8217;re concerned about your fundal height measurements, talk to your healthcare professional.<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Understand how fundal height is measured and what it means.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[1681,1682,149,1684],"class_list":["post-50004","mayo","type-mayo","status-publish","hentry","tag-life-stage","tag-person-group-concept","tag-pregnancy","tag-theme-of-focus","content_type-answers"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Fundal height: An accurate sign of fetal growth? - Hancock Health<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hancockhealth.org\/zh\/mayo-health-library\/fundal-height-an-accurate-sign-of-fetal-growth\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"zh_HK\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Fundal height: An accurate sign of fetal growth? 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