Perinatal follow-up among IUGR fetus: gender difference

Intrauterine growth restriction is a condition fetus does not reach its growth potential and associated with perinatal morbility and mortality. Intrauterine growth restriction is caused by placental insufficiency, which determines cardiovascular abnormalities in the fetus. This condition, moreover, should prompt intensive antenatal surveillance of the fetus as well as follow-up of infants that had intrauterine growth restriction as short and long-term sequele should be considered. The purpose of this study was to determine if there is a difference in perinatal outcome by gender among growth-restricted fetuses.