Question

A nurse is assessing a patient at a routine antepartum visit. for a rough estimate of the number of gestational weeks the patient is at, the nurse should measure the number of cm between which two anatomical landmarks?

Answer 1

Gestational age can also be estimated by measuring the fundal height.  This is done by measuring from the pubic bone to the top of the uterus. The measurement in centimeters roughly equal to the gestational age in weeks from the last menstruation.