EARLY ASSESSMENT OF INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION WITH FETAL BIOMETRIC PARAMETERS ASSESSED ON ULTRASONOGRAPHY

Abstract

Background: A fetus with Intrauterine Growth Retardation (IUGR) is at high risk of adverse outcomes in the perinatal region, and a growth retarded fetus does not reach growth potential.
Aims: The present prospective clinical study was conducted to attain the early assessment of IUGR (intrauterine growth retardation) with fetal biometric parameters using ultrasonography.
Method: In 50 females antenatal scan was done with ultrasonography and included subjects with singleton pregnancy in 28-30 weeks of gestation were assessed in the present study.
Result: Uterine artery ED notch was seen in 8% (n=4) study subjects, umbilical artery resistance Index was normal in 82% (n=41) study subjects, umbilical artery S/D (systolic/diastolic) ratio was normal in 82% (n=41) study subjects, uterine artery resistance index on the right side was normal in 84% (n=42) study subjects, whereas, on the left side, uterine artery RI was normal in 78% (n=39) study subjects. On color doppler assessment, uterine artery SD was normal in 84% (n=42) study subjects on the right side, and in 88% (n=44) subjects on the left side in subjects showing IUGR
Conclusion: The present study concludes that to accurately predict IUGR, femur length, abdominal circumference, and its correlation with head circumference are good indicators. Outcomes in pregnancies can be ascertained with a critical assessment of fetal and maternal charts.