Maternal rest improves growth in small-for-gestational-age fetuses (<10th percentile).

ABSTRACT:

Background

Optimal management of fetuses diagnosed as small for gestational age based on an estimated fetal weight of <10th percentile represents a major clinical problem. The standard approach is to increase fetal surveillance with serial biometry and antepartum testing to assess fetal well-being and timing of delivery. Observational studies have indicated that maternal rest in the left lateral position improves maternal cardiac output and uterine blood flow. However, maternal bed rest has not been recommended based on the results of a randomized clinical trial that showed that maternal rest does not improve fetal growth in small-for-gestational-age fetuses. This study was conducted to revisit this question.

Objective

This study aimed to determine whether maternal bed rest

SUBMITTER: DeVore GR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11579257 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature