Palate | Postmenstrual age (weeks) | ||||||
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28 | 32 | 36 | 40 | 53 | 66 | 92 | |
<32 weeks gestation | |||||||
Depth (mm) | 6.20 (0.36) n=19 | 6.37 (0.23) n=23 | 7.05 (0.23) n=15 | 7.42 (0.36) n=12 | 9.00 (0.15) n=9 | 8.82 (0.76) n=10 | 9.13 (0.62) n=10 |
Width (mm) | 20.93 (0.65) n=19 | 21.81 (0.57) n=23 | 24.15 (0.74) n=15 | 27.06 (0.61) n=12 | 29.42 (0.91) n=8 | 30.85 (0.85) n=10 | 33.77 (0.88) n=10 |
32–35 weeks gestation | |||||||
Depth (mm) | 7.41 (0.22) n=19 | 7.70 (0.36) n=13 | 8.71 (0.44) n=11 | 9.35 (0.36) n=8 | 9.05 (0.58) n=8 | 9.39 (0.34) n=7 | |
Width (mm) | 25.27 (0.50) n=19 | 27.42 (0.57) n=12 | 30.03 (0.54) n=10 | 32.77 (0.29) n=8 | 32.80 (0.70) n=9 | 34.01 (0.89) n=8 | |
>35 weeks gestation | |||||||
Depth (mm) | 7.71 (0.30) n=9 | 8.42 (0.27) n=12 | 9.64 (0.25) n=10 | 9.71 (0.25) n=9 | 10.02 (0.30) n=10 | ||
Width (mm) | 26.37 (0.66) n=9 | 28.05 (0.73) n=12 | 31.38 (0.80) n=10 | 32.98 (1.13) n=9 | 33.92 (1.02) n=10 |