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Development of a Fetal Weight Chart Using Serial Trans- Abdominal Ultrasound in an East African Population: A Longitudinal Observational Study 1 2 3 1,4 1,5 Christentze Schmiegelow *, Thomas Scheike , Mayke Oesterholt , Daniel Minja , Caroline Pehrson , 1,4 4 6 1,4 1 Pamela Magistrado , Martha Lemnge , Vibeke Rasch , John Lusingu , Thor G. Theander , Birgitte Bruun Nielsen7 1 Centre for Medical Parasitology, Institute of International Health, Immunology, and Microbiology, University of Copenhagen and Department of Infectious Diseases, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark, 2 Department of Biostatistics, Institute of Public Health, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark, 3 Department of Medical Microbiology, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands, 4 Tanga Medical Research Center, National Institute for Medical Research, Tanga, Tanzania, 5 Department of Clinical Pathology, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark, 6 Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark, 7 Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Aarhus University Hospital, Skejby, Denmark Abstract Objective: To produce a fetal weight chart representative of a Tanzanian population, and compare it to weight charts from Sub-Saharan Africa and the developed world. Methods: A longitudinal observational study in Northeastern Tanzania. Pregnant women were followed throughout pregnancy with serial trans-abdominal ultrasound. All pregna