Lubna Amin, Shaheena Asif.
Intrauterine growth restriction: antenatal diagnosis and fetal outcome.
Ann King Edward Med Uni Jan ;11(4):529-32.

The following study was conducted in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Jinnah hospital Lahore to identify women with risk factors for IUGR (Intrauterine growth restriction: Antenatal diagnosis and foetal outcome.)on clinical assessment and ultrasound and to co -relate antenatal diagnosis with fetal outcome. Fifty (50) patients were picked on basis of risk factor. Fourteen (28%) had SFH less than expected for gestation. Eleven (22%) had hypertension, Nine (18%) had previous history of SGA babies. Other risk factors were diabetes mellitus, pre-pregnancy weight less than 50 kg and smoking. On ultrasound 18 (39.63%) of patients were diagnosed as IUGR while 28 (60.48%) were diagnosed as non IUGR. Among IUGR babies 66.24% had asymmetrical while 33.76% had symmetrical IUGR. 39.53% babies were suspected of IUGR on SFH, and 28% of IUGR babies were suspected on ultrasound, as outcome measure 25% of babies had birth weight less than 10th percentile after delivery. It was concluded that for antenatal diagn osis of IUGR sonographic assessment is more precise than clinical assessment.

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