Childhood Sexual Victimization among College Men: Definitional and Methodological Issues

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INTRODUCTION: This study was designed to determine whether formal education regarding estimation of fetal weight improves accuracy among trainees. METHODS: A prospective cohort study was performed in a community-teaching hospital with family medicine residents and medical students on their labor and delivery rotation. Participants estimated fetal weight and recorded actual birth weight for women admitted between 34 and 42 weeks’ gestation. The intervention group received in-depth formal instruction regarding fetal weight estimation. Control participants received standard instruction. Estimates were compared between groups and with average weight for gestational age using standard growth charts. RESULTS: Intervention group estimates of fetal weight more accurately predicted actual birth weight than control group estimates. Furthermore, intervention group estimates were closer to actual birth weight than average weights for gestational age obtained from standard growth charts. CONCLUSION: Formal instruction may improve trainee estimates of fetal weight. Further study is needed to identify key curricular elements to improve clinical estimates of fetal weight.

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