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.