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Intrauterine Growth Restriction: Intervention Strategies

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Neonatology

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Intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR) or fetal growth restriction (FGR) is defined as a pregnancy in which the fetus fails to achieve his/her genetically determined growth potential or optimal growth. Optimal fetal growth is defined as birth weight achieved in the absence of fetal, maternal or placental factors that can exert a pathological effect on growth [1]. Clinically, whether the fetus or newborn has achieved appropriate growth for gestation is inferred from gender-specific standardized growth charts. IUGR is diagnosed if the weight is below the 10th percentile for a given gestational age. During pregnancy, the diagnosis is made if the estimated fetal weight (EFW) has either fallen below the 10th percentile or if it is on a downward trajectory on consecutive measurements indicating that IUGR can be diagnosed even if the EFW is within the normal percentiles.

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  1. Departments of Paediatrics, and Obstetrics & Gynaecology Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada

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  1. Department of Pediatrics, Obstetrics and Reproductive Medicine, Division of Neonatology, University of Siena General Hospital S. Maria alle Scotte Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Senese, Siena, Italy

    Giuseppe Buonocore (Professor of Pediatrics and Neonatology, Head of School of Pediatrics) (Professor of Pediatrics and Neonatology, Head of School of Pediatrics)

  2. University of Siena, Siena, Italy

    Rodolfo Bracci (Formerly Professor of Pediatrics and Head of Department of Pediatrics, Obstetrics and Reproductive Medicine) (Formerly Professor of Pediatrics and Head of Department of Pediatrics, Obstetrics and Reproductive Medicine)

  3. University of Liverpool, UK

    Michael Weindling (Professor of Perinatal Medicine, Director of Postgraduate Research, Head of School of Paediatrics Mersey Deanery) (Professor of Perinatal Medicine, Director of Postgraduate Research, Head of School of Paediatrics Mersey Deanery)

  4. Department of Women’s and Children’s Health, Institute of Translational Medicine, Liverpool, UK

    Michael Weindling (Professor of Perinatal Medicine, Director of Postgraduate Research, Head of School of Paediatrics Mersey Deanery) (Professor of Perinatal Medicine, Director of Postgraduate Research, Head of School of Paediatrics Mersey Deanery)

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    Michael Weindling (Professor of Perinatal Medicine, Director of Postgraduate Research, Head of School of Paediatrics Mersey Deanery) (Professor of Perinatal Medicine, Director of Postgraduate Research, Head of School of Paediatrics Mersey Deanery)

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Han, V.K.M., Seferovic, M.D., Albion, C.D., Gupta, M.B. (2012). Intrauterine Growth Restriction: Intervention Strategies. In: Buonocore, G., Bracci, R., Weindling, M. (eds) Neonatology. Springer, Milano. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-88-470-1405-3_13

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