Second and third trimester obstetric ultrasound report template
The routine second and third trimester obstetric scan follows growth, fluid and placenta. What matters most in the report is the weight percentile, calculated with the first-trimester gestational age.
OBSTETRIC ULTRASOUND
FINDINGS:
Single fetus in [cephalic/breech] presentation, spine on the [right/left].
Cardiac activity present and rhythmic, with a rate of [x] bpm. Fetal movements present.
Biometry: BPD [x] mm; HC [x] mm; AC [x] mm; FL [x] mm.
Estimated fetal weight (Hadlock): [x] g, [x] percentile for gestational age.
[Anterior/posterior] placenta, [x] mm from the internal cervical os.
Normal amniotic fluid volume (deepest vertical pocket of [x] cm).
Three-vessel umbilical cord.
IMPRESSION:
Single pregnancy with a live fetus, [x] weeks and [x] days by first-trimester dating.
Appropriate fetal growth ([x] percentile).
FINDINGS:
Estimated fetal weight of 1.820 g, 4th percentile for 34 weeks.
Normal amniotic fluid volume.
IMPRESSION:
Small-for-gestational-age fetus (4th percentile).
RECOMMENDATIONS:
Complementary obstetric Doppler (umbilical artery, middle cerebral artery and cerebroplacental ratio).
Fields in brackets are filled in from the exam. The template is a starting point: the report must reflect what was seen and your practice's guidelines.
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