Screening for intra-uterine growth retardation

ABSTRACT

Ante-natal diagnosis of IUGR is usually difficult and inaccurate. Fifty two cases were studied to evaluate the foetus with IUGR. Sixteen were lost to follow up and the remaining 36 cases were studied until term. Both procedures were used simultaneously. By using SFH measurement 10 [27%] cases were detected as having IUGR, while at birth 9 [25%] infants were found to growth retard. This gave the procedure sensitivity and specificity of 90% and 96% respectively. By using ultrasound abdominal circumference measurement 13 cases were detected having IUGR giving sensitivity and specificity of 69% and 85% respectively. This small study significies the importance of measurement as screening test for identification of IUGR