Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine Consult Series #52: Diagnosis and management of fetal growth restriction

• Published in: American journal of obstetrics and gynecology Vol. 223; no. 4; pp. B2 - B17
• Main Authors: Martins, Juliana Gevaerd, Biggio, Joseph R., Abuhamad, Alfred
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.10.2020
• Subjects: Adrenal Cortex Hormones - therapeutic use; Cardiotocography; Cesarean Section - methods; Chromosome Aberrations; Delivery, Obstetric - methods; Disease Management; Doppler; Female; fetal growth restriction; Fetal Growth Retardation - diagnosis; Fetal Growth Retardation - diagnostic imaging; Fetal Growth Retardation - therapy; Fetal Weight; Gestational Age; Hospitalization; Humans; Magnesium Sulfate - therapeutic use; Microarray Analysis; Pregnancy; Risk Assessment; Severity of Illness Index; Ultrasonography, Doppler; Ultrasonography, Prenatal; Umbilical Arteries - diagnostic imaging; umbilical artery; fetal growth restriction; Doppler; fetal weight; cardiotocography; umbilical artery

Fetal growth restriction can result from a variety of maternal, fetal, and placental conditions. It occurs in up to 10% of pregnancies and is a leading cause of infant morbidity and mortality. This complex obstetrical problem has disparate published diagnostic criteria, relatively low detection rate...