Open AccessRoutine screening for intrauterine growth retardation in Germany, low sensitivity and questionable benefit for diagnosed cases
Author(s) -
Jahn Albrecht,
Razum Oliver,
Berle Peter
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
acta obstetricia et gynecologica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.401
H-Index - 102
eISSN - 1600-0412
pISSN - 0001-6349
DOI - 10.1034/j.1600-0412.1998.770611.x
Subject(s) - medicine , public health , hygiene , citation , pediatrics , family medicine , gerontology , library science , nursing , pathology , computer science
Antenatal screening for fetal growth retardation has proven effective in detecting at-risk pregnancies under study conditions. It is also widely believed to improve pregnancy outcomes. We assessed sensitivity of antenatal screening routines for intrauterine growth retardation under routine service conditions in Germany. We then compared pregnancy management and outcome in small for gestational age neonates with antenatally diagnosed growth retardation to neonates whose growth retardation had remained undetected.