Why was this study conducted
Fetal
growth restriction (FGR) is the leading cause of intrauterine fetal
death, neonatal death, and short-term and long-term complications
worldwide. It is difficult to evaluate the potential growth of a fetus.
Therefore, different countries and associations have developed different
guidelines to screen for fetuses with suspected FGR. The purpose of this
study was to investigate the predictive effect of three different
diagnostic criteria of FGR on small-for-gestational-age (SGA) and
adverse neonatal outcome (ANO), so as to find a better FGR-definition
for Chinese population.