In a message dated 1/3/2005 11:25:21 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
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Leanne  writes:
"We have been told to use the term Intrauterine Growth RESTRICTION as  
opposed 
to the well known older term Retardation." 
 
I rarely see IUGR on the baby's assessment physical in the hospital  chart.  
I most often see SGA, or Small for Gestational Age, sometimes with  a note in 
mom's chart about a placental problem or a finding in baby's chart  about two 
cords in the umbilical cord.  There seems to be a bunch of  these small babies 
recently in my area and sometimes the mom smoked during her  pregnancy, but 
not always.  Several of the babies have breastfed well from  the beginning, but 
more often than not, they act immature, more like a preterm  infant and don't 
always get off to a good start with nursing.

 
 
Mary-Jane  Sackett, RN, IBCLC, CCE, CD(DONA)
Registered Lactation Consultant,  Certified Childbirth Educator and Doula
Pittsfield,  MA

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