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 …

Intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR) remains one of the main challenges in maternity care.
Improvements have to start from a better definition of IUGR, applying the concept of the fetal …

Fetal growth restriction (FGR) is defined as the failure of the fetus to meet its growth potential
due to a pathological factor, most commonly placental dysfunction. Worldwide, FGR is a …

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 …

Purpose To research the origins of the 2500 g cutoff for low birth weight and the evolution of
indicators to identify newborns at high mortality risk. Description Early research concluded …

Fetal intrauterine growth restriction presents a complex management problem for the
clinician. The failure of a fetus to achieve its growth potential imparts a significantly …

Objective: To present updated national birthweight percentiles by gestational age for male
and female singleton infants born in Australia. Design and setting: Cross‐sectional …

The perinatal literature includes several potentially confusing and controversial terms and
concepts related to fetal size and growth. This article discusses fetal growth from an obstetric …

There are many established risk factors for babies who are small for gestational age (SGA)
by population birth weight centiles (usually defined as< 10th centile). The confirmed …

OBJECTIVE: To analyse the biological factors affecting birthweight and to derive customized
birthweight standards for a Spanish population. METHODS: A retrospective cohort was …