
31/08/2025
👶Intrauterine Growth Restriction (IUGR)
Failure of a fetus to reach its genetically determined growth potential.
• EFW < 10th percentile for gestational age.
🛑 Types of IUGR
•Symmetrical IUGR -Early pregnancy (1st–2nd trimester)
•Asymmetrical IUGR-Late pregnancy (3rd trimester)
🛑Risk Factors
• Maternal: HTN, preeclampsia, renal/cardiac disease, malnutrition, smoking, alcohol, drugs.
• Placental: Abruption, previa, infarction, multiple pregnancy.
• Fetal: Chromosomal defects, malformations, congenital infections.
🩺 Diagnosis
• Fundal height lagging >2–3 cm behind gestational age.
• Ultrasound:
• EFW