Neurodevelopmental outcome of full‐term small‐for‐gestational‐age infants with normal placental function

Abstract

Compared with normal-sized babies, full-term SGA infants, without placental insufficiency defined according to currently used criteria, have lower 2-year neurodevelopmental scores. These data challenge the concept that SGA fetuses with normal umbilical artery Doppler are 'constitutionally small' but otherwise completely normal.