title: Fetal renal failure associated with intrauterine growth retardation.
abstract: Four preterm infants with severe intrauterine growth retardation had renal failure from birth. The amount of asphyxia associated with the birth process did not fully explain the renal failure. Before delivery all for fetuses had severe oligohydramnios and an empty urinary bladder. These observations strengthen the view that severe intrauterine growth retardation may be accompanied by oligohydramnios caused by fetal renal failure.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, McMaster University Medical Centre, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: B T
authors.initials: BT
authors.lastname: Steele
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Paes
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Towell
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Hunter
mesh_terms: D058186:Acute Kidney Injury / Q000150:complications* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D000653:Amniotic Fluid / Q000378:metabolism; D002585:Cesarean Section; D005260:Female; D005315:Fetal Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000378:metabolism; D005316:Fetal Distress / Q000150:complications; D005317:Fetal Growth Retardation / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature; D007668:Kidney / Q000473:pathology; D011247:Pregnancy; D011296:Prenatal Diagnosis; D014463:Ultrasonography