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BioMed Central, BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 1(14), p. 63

DOI: 10.1186/1471-2393-14-63

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Fetal growth restriction and the risk of perinatal mortality–case studies from the multicentre PORTO study

Journal article published in 2014 by Julia Unterscheider, Keelin O. Donoghue, Keelin O’Donoghue ORCID, Sean Daly, Michael P. Geary, Mairead M. Kennelly, Fionnuala M. McAuliffe, Alyson Hunter, John J. Morrison, Gerard J. Burke, Patrick Dicker, Elizabeth C. Tully, Fergal D. Malone
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Abstract

Background: Intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR) is the single largest contributing factor to perinatal mortality in non-anomalous fetuses. Advances in antenatal and neonatal critical care have resulted in a reduction in neonatal deaths over the past decades, while stillbirth rates have remained unchanged. Antenatal detection rates of fetal growth failure are low, and these pregnancies carry a high risk of perinatal death. Methods: The Prospective Observational Trial to Optimize Paediatric Health in IUGR (PORTO) Study recruited 1,200 ultrasound-dated singleton IUGR pregnancies, defined as EFW