Obstetrics

Biophysical profile report template

A structured biophysical profile report template used for biophysical profile. It covers 6 sections and 23 fields.

Demonstration content. Review and approve this template with your clinical lead before clinical use. Reference values shown in SonoTez are notes only and are never applied automatically.

Technique

Transabdominal obstetric ultrasound.

What to include: sections and measurements

Gestation

  • Number of fetuses: singleton · twin · triplet · higher order
  • Chorionicity / amnionicity (as documented)

Fetus repeatable

  • Cardiac activity: present · absent · not yet assessable
  • Fetal heart rate (entered) (bpm)
  • Lie: longitudinal · transverse · oblique · unstable
  • Presentation: cephalic · breech · transverse · oblique · variable
  • Fetal movements: present · not seen during the scan

Placenta

  • Location: anterior · posterior · fundal · lateral
  • Segment: upper segment · lower segment
  • Relation to internal os: clear of the os (no previa) · low-lying · covering the os
  • Distance from internal os (mm)
  • Maturity grade (doctor-assessed): grade 0 · grade i · grade ii · grade iii
  • Other placental findings

Amniotic fluid

  • Method: single deepest pocket · amniotic fluid index · subjective assessment
  • Measurement (cm)
  • Doctor's assessment: appears normal · appears reduced · appears increased

Biophysical profile

  • Breathing movements (score)
  • Gross body movement (score)
  • Tone (score)
  • Amniotic fluid (score)
  • Total (sum of entered scores) calculated
  • Non-stress test (if performed)

Other findings

  • Other findings

Writing the impression

Answer the clinical question first, list the remaining findings in order of importance, and keep anything new out of the impression. If a structure was not fully seen, say so and give the reason. See how to write an ultrasound report for wording and certainty terms.

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