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Fetal Growth Retardation: A Limit for the Further Reduction of Preterm Births

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Fetal growth retardation is at present the major obstacle for further reduction in preterm births. After 25 years of continuous decline in the preterm birth rate in France from 6.9% in 1972 to 4.4% in 1981 and 3.8% in 1989, there has been an increase to 4.5% in 1995. The major new fact is the progressive increase of medically induced preterm births, mostly related to fetal growth retardation. Spontaneous preterm births have continued to decrease throughout all these years.

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Papiernik, E. Fetal Growth Retardation: A Limit for the Further Reduction of Preterm Births. Matern Child Health J 3, 63–69 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1021897125652

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