Does antenatal identification of small-for-gestational age fetuses significantly improve their outcome?

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 258-264

  Lindqvist, P G ^a   Molin, J ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Antenatal identification; Doppler surveillance; Intrauterine growth restriction; Outcome complication; Prenatal diagnosis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN DISEASE; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; BRAIN HYPOXIA; CEREBRAL PALSY; CONVULSION; FETUS; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMALL FOR DATE INFANT; STILLBIRTH;

BRAIN DAMAGE, CHRONIC; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; FETAL DEATH; FETAL DISTRESS; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, SMALL FOR GESTATIONAL AGE; LABOR, OBSTETRIC; ODDS RATIO; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 15944421823     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.1806     Document Type: Article

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