Was Your Fundal Height Accurate?

Checking your fundal height is just one way that your healthcare provider can check your pregnancy health and your baby's growth and development. It's not always accurate, but along with ultrasound scans and other tests, measuring the fundal height can help keep your pregnancy and baby healthy.

Can fundal height be wrong?

Don't panic, a lot of the time a fundal height outside of the average range will mean something like a slightly inaccurate conception date or due date, meaning you're not as far (or perhaps even further along) than you thought you were.

When is fundal height most accurate?

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.