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Intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR) is defined as fetal weight below the 10th percentile and an abdominal girth below the 2.5 percentile.
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Factors associated with IUGR can be categorized as fetal-genetic, uterineenvironmental, maternal, toxic exposures, and constitutional.
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Complications associated with IUGR include early complications (increased mortality, pre-eclampsia, preterm labor, still birth) and late complications (learning, behavioral, and developmental abnormalities).
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(2006). Intrauterine Growth Restriction. In: Lyons, P. (eds) Obstetrics in Family Medicine. Current Clinical Practice. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-59745-142-0_6
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