Cardiorespiratory consequences of intrauterine growth restriction: influence of timing, severity and duration of hypoxaemia
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2020
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Darby, J.R.T.
Varcoe, T.J.
Orgeig, S.
Morrison, J.L.
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Theriogenology, 2020; 150:84-95
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Jack R.T.Darby, Tamara J.Varcoe, Sandra Orgeig, Janna L.Morrison
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At birth, weight of the neonate is used as a marker of the 9-month journey as a fetus. Those neonates born less than the 10th centile for their gestational age are at risk of being intrauterine growth restricted. However, this depends on their genetic potential for growth and the intrauterine environment in which they grew. Alterations in the supply of oxygen and nutrients to the fetus will decrease fetal growth, but these alterations occur due to a range of causes that are maternal, placental or fetal in nature. Consequently, IUGR neonates are a heterogeneous population. For this reason, it is likely that these neonates will respond differently to interventions compared not only to normally grown fetuses, but also to other neonates that are IUGR but have travelled a different path to get there. Thus, a range of models of IUGR should be studied to determine the effects of IUGR on the development and function of the heart and lung and subsequently the impact of interventions to improve development of these organs. Here we focus on a range of models of IUGR caused by manipulation of the maternal, placental or fetal environment on cardiorespiratory outcomes.
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