Comparison of Follow-up Protocols in Terms of Fetal, Neonatal and Maternal Results in Intrauterine Growth Retardation

In this prospective randomized study, the cases whose fetal weight predicted by ultrasonography (USG) between the 28th and 37th weeks of gestation are below 10percentile according to the World Health Organization (WHO) normograms. The cases will be divided into two groups as group 1:weekly and group 2:bi-weekly (twice-weekly) The cases will be evaluated by fetal Doppler, amniotic fluid volume, nonstress test (NST) and maternal preeclampsia tests.Maternal severe hypertension/preeclampsia, category 3 NST, oligohydramnios (after 37 weeks amniotic fluid index \<5; after 34 weeks single deepest pocket \<2 cm) ,pathological doppler (before 34 weeks reverse flow in an umbilical artery , after 34 weeks absent end-diastolic flow in an umbilical artery) in cases of birth decision will be taken. Cases without the above mentioned complications will be delivered between 38 weeks 3 days and 39 weeks.