Fetal growth restriction: underdiagnosed condition with non-optimal screening.
Anthony AtallahMarine ButinStéphanie MoretOlivier ClarisPascal GaucherandMuriel Doret-DionPublished in: The journal of maternal-fetal & neonatal medicine : the official journal of the European Association of Perinatal Medicine, the Federation of Asia and Oceania Perinatal Societies, the International Society of Perinatal Obstetricians (2021)
FGR is widely underdiagnosed. However, the limited performances can partially be explained by the regular misuse of screening method in clinical practice. Despite the systematic third trimester ultrasound screening, the detection rate of FGR was similar to the one reported in the medical literature. The timing of routine third trimester ultrasound in low-risk women may be rethought.