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Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed 2006;91:F299-F304 doi:10.1136/adc.2005.076646
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The late effects of fetal growth patterns

  1. F H Bloomfield,
  2. M H Oliver,
  3. J E Harding
  1. Liggins Institute, University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland, New Zealand
  1. Correspondence to:
    Dr Bloomfield
    Liggins Institute, University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland, New Zealand; f.bloomfield{at}auckland.ac.nz
  • Accepted 15 November 2005

Abstract

The immediate prenatal and postnatal consequences of reduced fetal growth have long been known. The longer term associations between reduced birth weight and adult disease risk are also now well established. Reduced fetal growth is usually detected late in gestation, and the assumption has been that this is the time when factors regulating fetal growth have their greatest effect. However, recent evidence suggests that both the growth trajectory of the fetus and its adaptive responses to the prenatal and postnatal environment may be determined in the period around the time of conception.

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  • Competing interests: none declared

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