Fetal cardiac function in late-onset intrauterine growth restrictionvssmall-for-gestational age, as defined by estimated fetal weight, cerebroplacental ratio and uterine artery Doppler

Despite a perinatal outcome comparable to that of normal fetuses, the population of so-defined SGA fetuses showed signs of prenatal cardiac dysfunction. This supports the concept that at least a proportion of them are not 'constitutionally small' and that further research is needed.