What Does My TIFFA Scan Test Report Indicate?

Posted on Sun, 25 Oct 2015

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Question : Hi Doctor,

I am 18 weeks pregnant, i had my TIFFA scan yesterday. Due date given in scan is 21/3/2016.
Estimated Fetus weight is 270gms, but I have read in few sites that as of 19 weeks the fetus weight will be 190gms. Now am worried if my baby is overweight, because its 80gms more than the average weight given in all sites.

Answered by Dr. Manisha Jain (9 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Ideal weight at this gestation

Detailed Answer:
Hello mam, thanks for trusting health care magic.
You have a perfect baby weight as the ideal weight at this gestation varies from 200-350 grams and is well within normal limits.
I don't know the source from which you have read the weight estimate but in my opinion this is ideal and thus nothing to worry about.
All the best.
Regards
Dr Manisha

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Manisha Jain (6 minutes later)

Hi Doctor,
Thanks for your quick response, the gestation age you are mentioning is for 18 weeks or for the entire second trimester?

Answered by Dr. Manisha Jain (4 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Ideal weight

Detailed Answer:
No dear this is the estimated weight at 16-20 weeks gestation and in general weight at 20 weeks is anyway between 350-400 grams.
18-20 weeks is the mist common gestation for getting an anomaly scan and almost every booked patient is scanned at this gestation so according to various text books and my clinical experience so far this is an ideal weight wo nothing to worry.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar