Fetal growth restriction: current perspectives

Faraci, Marianna and Renda, Eliana and Monte, Santo and Di Prima, Fosca A. F. and Valenti, Oriana and De Domenico, Roberta and Giorgio, Elsa and Hysena, Entela (2011) Fetal growth restriction: current perspectives. Journal of prenatal medicine, 5 (2). pp. 31-33. ISSN 1971-3290

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Abstract

Intrauterine growth restriction is one of the most common and complex problems in modern obstetrics. The cutoff value mainly used for defining an IUGR is at the 10th percentile. There are many evidence demonstrating that the adverse perinatal outcome are mainlyconfined to infants below the 5th or 3th percentile. The mains causes for the onset of IUGR can be divided into three categories: maternal, fetal and placental. Aim of this study is to obtain a review from which speculate usefull indication in clinical practice. Evidence from randomized controlled trials finds few interventions beneficial in preventing or treating IUGR.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Intrauterine growth restriction, fetal weights, small for gestational age
Subjects:	600 Tecnologia - Scienze applicate > 610 Medicina e salute (Classificare qui la tecnologia dei servizi medici) > 618 Altri rami della medicina; Ginecologia e ostetricia, Pediatria, Geriatria > 618.2 Ostetricia
Depositing User:	Gianni Aiello
Date Deposited:	20 May 2013 16:39
Last Modified:	20 May 2013 16:39
URI:	http://eprints.bice.rm.cnr.it/id/eprint/5175

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