Fetal growth restriction: what it is and how to monitor your baby's development.
Dr. Andre Miyague
October 2, 2024
Pregnancy is a phase full of discoveries and emotions. One of the biggest concerns for parents is the healthy growth of their baby. An important way to monitor this development is to understand concepts such as percentiles and growth charts. Furthermore, it's essential to know how to identify cases where the baby is not growing as expected, which we call Fetal Growth Restriction (FGR).
In this article, I will explain in a simple and clear way what these terms mean, such as percentile, what normal growth is, and the differences between early and late fetal growth restriction.
