Fetal growth: too little or just right?

Abstract

Fetal somatic growth rate is a controlled variable that is not completely understood. While we do not fully understand the mechanisms by which the growth rate is controlled (i.e. how or whether fetal body mass is sensed, what might constitute the "set-point" for the control mechanism, and how growth is accelerated or decelerated to match a "normal" growth rate), we do understand several variables that affect the rate of fetal somatic growth.

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