Intrauterine growth restriction
From Radipedia
Small for Gestational Age (SGA): are in the lowest 10th percentile and may be normal or due to IUGR
Asymmetric IUGR
- Secondary to malnutrition
- Effects abdomen first, only later head
- May have Oligohydramnios
- If treated, normal development
- Severe, late asymmetric IUGR difficult to differentiate from symmetric IUGR
Symmetric IUGR
- Diminished cellular growth
- Secondary to fetal insult (chromosomal abnormality, drugs, infections, etc)
- Developmental delays
