MEASURING FUNDAL HEIGHT

DR.ANJALATCHI MUTHUKUMARAN
VICE PRINCIPAL
ERA COLLEGE OF NURSING
Introduction
 Using a tape measure that measures
centimeters, place the zero marker at the top of
the uterus. Move the tape measure vertically
down your stomach and place the other end at
the top of your pubic bone. This is your fundal
height measurement.
MEANING
 Fundal height is the distance from the pubic
bone to the top of the uterus measured in
centimeters. After 24 weeks of pregnancy, fundal
height often matches the number of weeks you've
been pregnant.

Normal Fundal Height

 The expectation is that after week 24 of

pregnancy the fundal height for a normally
growing baby will match the number of weeks
of pregnancy — plus or minus 2 centimeters.
 For example, if you're 27 weeks pregnant, your
health care provider would expect your fundal
height to be about 27 centimeters.
Calculation of fundal height
Using a tape measure that measures centimeters, place the zero marker at the
top of the uterus. Move the tape measure vertically down your stomach and
place the other end at the top of your pubic bone. This is your fundal height
measurement
MEASUREMENT
HOW TO MEASURE
WEEKS DESCRIPTION
INFOGRAPHIC