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Fetal Growth Restriction (FGR)

If you are an expecting parent, a healthcare professional, or a researcher: here you find information about early-onset fetal growth restriction (eoFGR) and information about ongoing clinical studies. Our website is designed to empower you with knowledge and support about eoFGR!

AND FOR PARENTS

Fetal Growth Restriction is a condition in which a fetus does not grow to its potential. The most common cause is a placenta that is insufficient in providing the baby with what it needs to sustain itself and grow. It may lead to serious health issues for the baby, particularly if it arises already in an early stage of the pregnancy.

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FOR HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS

Early-onset FGR, diagnosed at or before 32 weeks, differs from late-onset FGR not only in its timing but also in the patterns and severity of placental dysfunction, the severity of clinical manifestations and adverse outcomes, its link to maternal preeclampsia, and the dilemmas of iatrogenic prematurity.

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SAVE FGR and other studies

In early onset fetal growth restriction (eoFGR), cardiotocography (CTG) is used for fetal monitoring and if this becomes abnormal, birth (usually with caesarean section) is expedited. Abnormality can be seen in repeated decelerations or severe loss of variability of the fetal heart rate. Interpretation of the latter can be supported by computer analysis.The multicentre stepped-wedge randomized study SAVE FGR investigates which approach to the CTG leads to better outcomes for fetuses with fetal growth restriction: visual assessment of the CTG or visual assessment, supported with computer-analysis of the fetal heart rate variability. The overarching FGR PODS project aims to further improve on timing of birth.

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