title: Patterns of retarded fetal growth.
abstract: The measurement of weight, length and head circumference at birth was used to document the size and shape of infants born at term in a population where mothers are relatively short and underweight. Different patterns of intrauterine growth are proposed to explain the variation in the infant's appearance at birth. Most of the small-for-gestational-age infants were proportionately stunted. This pattern of fetal growth is probably characteristic of infants born to undernourished mothers in economically developing communities, and reflects prolonged intrauterine growth retardation.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001724:Birth Weight; D001827:Body Height; D002508:Cephalometry; D005260:Female; D005317:Fetal Growth Retardation / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006257:Head; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007232:Infant, Newborn, Diseases / Q000503:physiopathology; D007236:Infant, Small for Gestational Age; D008297:Male; D009035:Mothers; D009748:Nutrition Disorders; D011247:Pregnancy