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A member asked:
Good day, i would like to know what causes a slow growth in a fetus?
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Many possible: There are many possible causes of slow growth of a fetus including malnutrition, smoking, drinking & infections of the mother. Please stay in touch with your Obstetrician about this problem. I wish you and your baby well!
Answered 3/13/2019
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Some basics: To have normal growth in the womb the fetus needs several things. It needs proper genes/chromosomes=abnormalities can lead to undergrowth. It needs proper nourishment= poor maternal diet/health/defective placenta/knot in umbilical cord can starve baby. It needs to be free of infection= bacteria or viruses that enter from the blood can cause it. Many of these conditions are sorted out after birth.
Answered 3/14/2019
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