Management of very early-onset fetal growth restriction: Results from 92 consecutive cases

Aim: To evaluate management of early-onset intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR) and to define outcome according to obstetric setting. Patients and methods: During an 11-year period (2000 – 2011), the data of patients presenting with IUGR and preterm delivery of less than 30 weeks of gestation at a tertiary perinatal center were retrospectively reviewed. Results: A total of 92 pregnancies were investigated. Delivery was indicated for fetal reasons in 38 out of 92 patients. Sixteen children of our cohort died within one year post partum, out of which eight had suffered from severe early-onset IUGR causing iatrog…