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DISORDERS
EDALYN RAMOS CAPILI
METROPOLITAN MEDICAL CENTER
COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
MAY 15, 2018
FETAL GROWTH
• characterized by sequential patterns of tissue &
organ growth, differentiation, & maturation
• ability to growth restrict may be adaptive rather
than pathological
• determined by maternal provision of substrate,
placental transfer of substrates, & fetal growth
potential governed by the genome
• insulin & IGFs– important in regulation of fetal
growth and weight gain
• dependent on adequate supply of nutrients
FETAL GROWTH PHASES
Smoking cessation
Multiparity