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Sonographic prediction of macrosomia cannot be improved by combination with pregnancy-specific characteristics Balsyte D, Balsyte D, Schäffer L, Burkhardt T, Wisser J, Kurmanavicius J. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2009; 33: 453–8. We all know how inaccurate fetal weight estimation at ultrasound examination can be. So a search for help in increasing prediction accuracy is reasonable. This study, however, concludes that ultrasound is still the best and most objective method currently available to estimate birth weight in an unselected population. In fact its best function may be to exclude macrosomia and prevent unnecessary interventions.