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Antenatal Diagnosis of Intrauterine Growth Retardation by Ultrasound

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 March 2009

Karel Maršál
Karel Maršál
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University of Lund
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Abstract

Ultrasound estimation of fetal weight or ultrasound measurement of fetal abdomen alone enables identification of small-for-gestational-age fetuses. A prerequisite for this is a reliable dating of pregnancy, which is provided by a routine ultrasound screening in the first half of gestation. The fetal growth can be followed by serial fetometric measurements. As a standard, charts of intrauterine growth based on the ultrasonic measurement can be used. As a secondary diagnostic test for monitoring fetal health in pregnancies suspected of intrauterine growth retardation, Doppler ultrasound evaluation of fetal and uteroplacental hemodynamics provided useful for early detection of imminent fetal distress.

Type
Antenatal Screening for Intrauterine Growth Retardation
Information
International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care , Volume 8 , Supplement S1 , January 1992 , pp. 160 - 169
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1992

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