Intrauterine Growth Retardation
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Intrauterine growth retardation (IUGR) refers to fetal growth that has been constrained in utero. It results in newborns that have not attained their full growth potential and are already malnourished at birth. Fetuses that suffer from growth retardation have higher perinatal morbidity and mortality and are more likely to experience poor cognitive development and neurologic impairment during childhood. Research shows that as adults IUGR babies have increased risk of cardiovascular disease, high blood pressure, diabetes, and related diseases. Moreover, IUGR contributes to the cycle of malnutrition between generations. The implications of this cycle for both human and socioeconomic development of the affected populations are enormous.
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Placental changes in idiopathic intrauterine growth restriction
Abstract Introduction Placenta is the maternal–foetal contact zone. The placentas of ‘idiopathic’ intrauterine growth retardation babies may hold the key to the aetiology of growth restriction. It was noted by most workers that in cases of intrauterine growth retardation placentas, there were some abnormal positions of insertion of umbilical cords, placental weight and volume was significantly ...
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