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One-size-fits-all fetal growth charts often fail to spot at-risk babies, large study finds

Written by David Miller

One-size-fits-all fetal growth charts used in the NHS to monitor babies' growth before birth often misclassify babies as being either too small or too large, which can lead to missed cases at risk of stillbirth or unnecessary interventions, finds a study of more than 3 million NHS births across England published by The BMJ.

Source: Medical Xpress

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