Background Fetal growth restriction is defined as failure to reach growth potential and
considered one of the major complications of pregnancy. These infants are often, although …

Objectives. Birth weight below the 10th percentile on growth charts based on population
norms or small for gestational age (SGA) is associated with adverse perinatal outcome. We …

Appropriate standards for the assessment of fetal growth and birthweight are central to good
clinical care, and have become even more important with increasing evidence that growth …

Background Antenatal detection of intrauterine growth restriction remains a major obstetrical
challenge, with the majority of cases not detected before birth. In these infants with …

Background Preterm infants are a group at high risk of having experienced placental
insufficiency. It is unclear which growth charts perform best in identifying infants at increased …

Background Antenatal detection and management of small for gestational age (SGA) is a
strategy to reduce stillbirth. Large observational studies provide conflicting results on the …

Objectives Screening for intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR) is a major component of
antenatal care, but the debate about the choice of birthweight standards is longstanding …

Objectives Construct an ethnic-specific chart and compare the prediction of adverse
outcomes using this chart with the clinically recommended UK-WHO and customised birth …

Publication of the Intergrowth21st and WHO growth charts raises the question of which
growth data prenatal providers should use in clinical practice. Is it better to use a universal …

Small for gestational age is usually defined as an infant with a birthweight< 10th centile for a
population or customized standard. Fetal growth restriction refers to a fetus that has failed to …