Question Title: efficiency of IUGR diagnosis

Thank you.

Holly

Dear Holly:
Growth retardation diagnosis requires that measurements of the baby be plotted against the expected growth pattern and the baby fall outside the range of normal. Office ultrasound is often used to simply assess fluid around the baby and position of the baby.
Growth the lags only during the last month of pregnancy is difficult to diagnose. Most growth retardation begins much earlier.
There is a great difference between growth retarded and small size. These terms can be used incorrectly as interchangeable.

Keywords: intrauterine growth retardation

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