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What Causes Abdominal Circumference To Be On 140 Percentile At 29 Weeks?

Hi I am 37 years old and 29 weeks pregnant. I had a scan yesterday and have been told that the abdominal circumference is at about the 140 percentile. The amniotic fluid level is normal and I am not diabetic. What coudl be the possible causes?

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Wed, 9 Mar 2016
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hii..most common cause of increased abdominal circumference is diabetes.. if u didn't check your sugars recently get an oral glucose tolerance test done rather than random blood sugar..if there are no abnormalities in baby then it may be a big baby..
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What Causes Abdominal Circumference To Be On 140 Percentile At 29 Weeks?

hii..most common cause of increased abdominal circumference is diabetes.. if u didn t check your sugars recently get an oral glucose tolerance test done rather than random blood sugar..if there are no abnormalities in baby then it may be a big baby..