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Intra-Uterine Growth and Fatal Fetal Abnormality
| Content Provider | Scilit |
|---|---|
| Author | Kirkinen, Pertti Jouppila, Pentti Herva, Riitta |
| Copyright Year | 1983 |
| Description | Journal: Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica To study intra-uterine growth in pregnancies complicated by fatal abnormality of the fetus, 73 pregnancies involving fetal or neonatal death caused by malformation, chromosomal aberration or Mendelian disease were evaluated. Small-for-gestational age newborns were found in 45% of the patients, and this finding was typical of 18-trisomies, amnion adhesion syndrome fetuses and multimalformed fetuses. Pregnancies affected by a Mendelian disease or a single fetal malformation mostly presented normal intra-uterine growth. In 25% of the patients, the symphyseal-fundal growth was retarded; this retardation started on average in the 25th gestational week. Polyhydramnios was present in 30% of the patients and was expressed in growth acceleration of the symphyseal-fundal measurement from the 28th gestational week. In 45% of the small-for-gestational-age fetuses the biparietal growth showed low profile type retardation. The brain-sparing phenomenon in growth was found in 21%. To assess the prospects of the conceivable modes of treatment, the need for an exact diagnostic evaluation of all pregnancies complicated by intra-uterine growth retardation and a consideration of the need for diagnostic amniocentesis in cases of early growth retardation is emphasized. This also applies to the time after legal abortion. |
| Related Links | http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.3109/00016348309155757/pdf |
| Ending Page | 47 |
| Page Count | 5 |
| Starting Page | 43 |
| ISSN | 00016349 |
| e-ISSN | 16000412 |
| DOI | 10.3109/00016348309155757 |
| Journal | Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica |
| Issue Number | 1 |
| Volume Number | 62 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited |
| Publisher Date | 1983-01-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Journal: Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica Obstetrics and Gynecology Pregnancies Complicated |
| Content Type | Text |
| Subject | Obstetrics and Gynecology |
