Items for "growth restriction"

The assessment of fetal behavior of growth restricted fetuses by 4D sonography

Aim: To find out whether the quantity of fetal facial expression and quality of body movements can be used as an additional diagnostic criterion for prenatal brain impairment in fetuses with growth restriction.

Subject and methods: A prospective study was conducted in 50 uncomplicated healthy women as control group with reliably dated pregnancies and 50 pregnant women with a growth restriced fetus as study group in the third trimester of pregnancy...

Keywords: fetal behavior, four-dimensional ultrasound, growth restriction