Preventing stillbirths through improved antenatal recognition of pregnancies at risk due to fetal growth restriction

Public Health

Volumn 128, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 698-702

  Gardosi, J ^a   Giddings, S ^a   Buller, S ^a   Southam, M ^a   Williams, M ^a  

^a Perinatal Institute   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antenatal surveillance; Fetal growth restriction; FGR; Intrauterine growth restriction; IUGR; Perinatal mortality; Stillbirth

Indexed keywords

FERTILITY; GROWTH; HEALTH RISK; INFANT MORTALITY; MORTALITY RISK; NEONATE; PREGNANCY; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK FACTOR;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; FETUS DEATH; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; GROWTH ASSESSMENT PROTOCOL; HIGH RISK PREGNANCY; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; MATERNAL OBESITY; MATERNAL SMOKING; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PERINATAL DEATH; PERINATAL MORTALITY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; SMALL FOR DATE INFANT; STAFF TRAINING; STILLBIRTH; UNITED KINGDOM;

ANTENATAL SURVEILLANCE; FETAL GROWTH RESTRICTION; FGR; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RESTRICTION; IUGR; PERINATAL MORTALITY; STILLBIRTH;

FEMALE; FETAL GROWTH RETARDATION; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; RISK FACTORS; STATE MEDICINE; STILLBIRTH;

EID: 84906934824     PISSN: 00333506     EISSN: 14765616     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2014.06.022     Document Type: Article

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