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Intrauterine growth restriction
Intrauterine growth restriction
Micrograph of villitis of unknown etiology,
aplacental pathology associated with IUGR.H&E
stain.
Classification and external resources
Specialty pediatrics
ICD-10 P05.9
ICD-9-CM 764.9
DiseasesDB 6895
MedlinePlus 001500
eMedicine article/261226
Patient UK Intrauterine growth restriction
MeSH D005317
Intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR) refers to poor growth of a fetus while in the mother's
womb during pregnancy. The causes can be many, but most often involve poor maternal
nutrition or lack of adequate oxygen supply to the fetus.
At least 60% of the 4 million neonatal deaths that occur worldwide every year are associated
with low birth weight (LBW), caused by intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR), preterm
delivery, and genetic/chromosomal abnormalities,[1] demonstrating that under-nutrition is already
a leading health problem at birth.
Intrauterine growth restriction can result in baby being Small for Gestational Age (SGA), which
is most commonly defined as a weight below the 10th percentile for the gestational age.[2] At the
end of pregnancy, it can result in a low birth weight.
Contents
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1 Symmetrical vs. asymmetrical
2 Causes
o 2.1 Maternal
o 2.2 Uteroplacental
o 2.3 Fetal
3 Pathophysiology
o 3.1 Neurological Development Postpartum
3.1.1 Cerebral Changes
3.1.2 Neural Circuitry and Brain Networks
4 Outcomes and clinical significance
5 Sheep
6 References
Symmetrical vs. asymmetrical[edit]
There are 2 major categories of IUGR: symmetrical and asymmetrical.[3][4] Some conditions are
associated with both symmetrical and asymmetrical growth restriction.
Asymmetrical IUGR is more common (70%). In asymmetrical IUGR, there is restriction of
weight followed by length. The head continues to grow at normal or near-normal rates (head
sparing). A lack of subcutaneous fat leads to a thin and small body out of proportion with the
head. This is a protective mechanism that may have evolved to promote brain development. In
these cases, the embryo/fetus has grown normally for the first two trimesters but encounters
difficulties in the third, sometimes secondary to complications such as pre-eclampsia. Other
symptoms than the disproportion include dry, peeling skin and an overly-thin umbilical cord.
The baby is at increased risk of hypoxia and hypoglycaemia. This type of IUGR is most
commonly caused by extrinsic factors that affect the fetus at later gestational ages. Specific
causes include:
Chronic high blood pressure
Severe malnutrition
Genetic mutations, Ehlers–Danlos syndrome
Symmetrical IUGR is less common (20-25%). It is commonly known as global growth
restriction, and indicates that the fetus has developed slowly throughout the duration of the
pregnancy and was thus affected from a very early stage. The head circumference of such a
newborn is in proportion to the rest of the body. Since most neurons are developed by the 18th
week of gestation, the fetus with symmetrical IUGR is more likely to have permanent
neurological sequela. Common causes include:
Early intrauterine infections, such as cytomegalovirus, rubella or toxoplasmosis
Chromosomal abnormalities
Anemia
Maternal substance abuse (prenatal alcohol use can result in Fetal alcohol syndrome)
Causes[edit]
Maternal[edit]
pre-pregnancy weight and nutritional status
poor weight gain during pregnancy
poor nutrition
anemia
alcohol and/or drug use
maternal smoking
recent pregnancy
pre-gestational diabetes
gestational diabetes
pulmonary disease
cardiovascular disease
renal disease
hypertension
Celiac disease increases the risk of intrauterine growth restriction by an odds ratio of
approximately 1.5.[5]
Uteroplacental[edit]
preeclampsia
multiple gestation
uterine malformations
Placental insufficiency
Fetal[edit]
chromosomal abnormalities
Vertically transmitted infections
Pathophysiology[edit]
If the cause of IUGR is extrinsic to the fetus (maternal or uteroplacental), transfer of oxygen and
nutrients to the fetus is decreased. This causes a reduction in the fetus’ stores
ofglycogen and lipids. This often leads to hypoglycemia at birth. Polycythemia can occur
secondary to increased erythropoietin production caused by the
chronic hypoxemia.Hypothermia, thrombocytopenia, leukopenia, hypocalcemia,
and pulmonary hemorrhage are often results of IUGR.
If the cause of IUGR is intrinsic to the fetus, growth is restricted due to genetic factors or as a
sequela of infection.
Neurological Development Postpartum[edit]
IUGR is associated with a wide range of short- and long-term neurodevelopmental disorders
Cerebral Changes[edit]
white matter effects – In postpartum studies of infants, it was shown that there was a decrease of
the fractal dimension of the white matter in IUGR infants at one year corrected age. This was
compared to at term and preterm infants at one year adjusted corrected age.
grey matter effects – Grey matter was also shown to be decreased in infants with IUGR at one
year corrected age.
Neural Circuitry and Brain Networks[edit]
Children with IUGR are often found to exhibit brain reorganization including neural circuitry.[6] Reorganization has been linked to learning and memory differences between children born at
term and those born with IUGR.[7]
Studies have shown that children born with IUGR had lower IQ. They also exhibit other deficits
that point to [frontal lobe] dysfunction.
IUGR infants with brain-sparing show accelerated maturation of the hippocampus which is
responsible for memory.[8] This accelerated maturation can often lead to uncharacteristic
development that may compromise other networks and lead to memory and learning
deficiencies.
Outcomes and clinical significance[edit]
IUGR affects 3-10% of pregnancies. 20% of stillborn infants have IUGR. Perinatal mortality
rates are 4-8 times higher for infants with IUGR, and morbidity is present in 50% of surviving
infants.
According to the theory of thrifty phenotype, intrauterine growth restriction
triggers epigenetic responses in the fetus that are otherwise activated in times of chronic food
shortage. If the offspring actually develops in an environment rich in food it may be more prone
to metabolic disorders, such as obesity and type II diabetes.[9]
Sheep[edit]
In sheep, intrauterine growth restriction can be caused by heat stress in early to mid pregnancy.
The effect is attributed to reduced placental development causing reduced fetal growth.[10][11]
[12] Hormonal effects appear implicated in the reduced placental development.[12] Although early
reduction of placental development is not accompanied by concurrent reduction of fetal growth;[10] it tends to limit fetal growth later in gestation. Normally, ovine placental mass increases until
about day 70 of gestation,[13] but high demand on the placenta for fetal growth occurs later. (For
example, research results suggest that a normal average singleton Suffolk x Targhee sheep fetus
has a mass of about 0.15 kg at day 70, and growth rates of about 31 g/day at day 80, 129 g/day at
day 120 and 199 g/day at day 140 of gestation, reaching a mass of about 6.21 kg at day 140, a
few days before parturition.[14])
In adolescent ewes (i.e. ewe hoggets), overfeeding during pregnancy can also cause intrauterine
growth restriction, by altering nutrient partitioning between dam and conceptus.[15][16] Fetal
growth restriction in adolescent ewes overnourished during early to mid pregnancy is not
avoided by switching to lower nutrient intake after day 90 of gestation; whereas such switching
at day 50 does result in greater placental growth and enhanced pregnancy outcome.[16] Practical
implications include the importance of estimating a threshold for "overnutrition" in management
of pregnant ewe hoggets. In a study of Romney and Coopworth ewe hoggets bred to Perendale
rams, feeding to approximate a conceptus-free live mass gain of 0.15 kg/day (i.e. in addition to
conceptus mass), commencing 13 days after the midpoint of a synchronized breeding period,
yielded no reduction in lamb birth mass, where compared with feeding treatments yielding
conceptus-free live mass gains of about 0 and 0.075 kg/day.[17]
In both of the above models of IUGR in sheep, the absolute magnitude of uterine blood flow is
reduced.[16] Evidence of substantial reduction of placental glucose transport capacity has been
observed in pregnant ewes that had been heat-stressed during placental development.[18][19]
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