Today was kind of a different clinic day because Thursday afternoons are ultrasound afternoons. We saw a lot of women, and I was confused as to why we were scanning so many women who seemed be having no problems with their pregnancy.
As it turns out, they typically use American fetal growth charts in Guatemala. The trouble is that Guatemalans are generally of much smaller stature than Guatemalans. Dr. Tun and some of his associates in Santiago are doing a study to determine the size of fetuses at different stages of the pregnancy to create a Guatemalan fetal growth chart that will more accurately measure the health of unborn babies here.
Have I mentioned yet that my clinic is awesome?
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