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If my fetus shows that she has a long spine and long legs during an ultrasound, will she be tall?
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Not necessarily: Maternal and paternal genetics have a greater bearing on eventual fetal height then the ultrasound especially when th growth spurt starts in adolescence.
Answered 1/30/2015
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