Insufficient antenatal identification of fetal growth restriction leading to intrauterine fetal death: a regional population-based study in Japan

• Published in: The journal of maternal-fetal & neonatal medicine Vol. 36; no. 1; p. 2167075
• Main Authors: Tokoro, Shinsuke, Koshida, Shigeki, Tsuji, Shunichiro, Katsura, Daisuke, Ono, Tetsuo, Murakami, Takashi, Takahashi, Kentaro
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Taylor & Francis 31.12.2023
• Subjects: Antenatal identification; Female; Fetal Death - etiology; fetal growth restriction; Fetal Growth Retardation - epidemiology; Gestational Age; Humans; intrauterine fetal death; Japan - epidemiology; population-based study; Pregnancy; Retrospective Studies; stillbirth; Stillbirth - epidemiology; Japan; stillbirth; intrauterine fetal death; Antenatal identification; fetal growth restriction; population-based study

Fetal growth restriction (FGR) is associated with perinatal adverse outcomes including intrauterine fetal death. Antenatally unidentified FGR has a higher risk of intrauterine fetal death than that identified antenatally. We, therefore, investigated the antenatal identification of FGR among intraute...