MATERIAL AND METHODS:
This prospective longitudinal observational study was conducted from January 2018 to February 2019 in a tertiary referral fetal–maternal medicine centre at the EDAPPAL HOSPITAL PVT LTD, EDAPPAL, MALAPPURAM, KERALA. All pregnant women visiting at CIMAR Out Patient Department with USG suggestive of IUGR fetus by Delphi consensus definition[11] between 24-36 weeks of gestation and fulfilling the other inclusion criteria were included in the study.
Written informed consent was obtained from each patient enrolled into the study. The further ultrasonographic surveillance was done depending upon the USG findings. Intrauterine growth restriction was defined as per Delphi consensus [11].
Estimated fetal weight percentile was calculated by using Hadlock growth charts as standard. Inclusion criteria : Women willing to take part in the study, Singleton pregnancy,GA confirmed by USG in the first trimester, absence of structural malformations or chromosomal abnormality, women with USG findings satisfying above mentioned definition criteria of IUGR and last Doppler examination performed within 48 h before delivery.
Women not willing to take part in the study or multiple pregnancy or fetuses with chromosomal abnormalities or structural anomalies were excluded from the study.