What happens if your unborn baby stops growing?
What happens if your unborn baby stops growing?
If your doctor decides that your baby has stopped growing or is at risk, you will need to deliver early. Your baby will need to stay in the hospital until they can breathe and feed normally and can regulate their body temperature.
Will they deliver baby early if not growing?
If your baby has FGR, you may give birth early. The time of delivery depends on how well your baby is doing. Sometimes, babies with FGR appear to be small but healthy. If testing suggests that the pregnancy is not developing well, your doctor may decide that an early delivery could help.
Why has my baby stopped growing at 37 weeks?
But most babies who are small for gestational age have growth problems that happen during pregnancy. Many of these babies have a condition called intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR). This happens when the unborn baby doesn’t get the nutrients and oxygen needed to grow and develop organs and tissues.
What causes baby growth to slow down?
FGR can happen when the placenta is not working well enough to provide the baby with the nutrients they need to grow normally. However, we don’t always know why FGR happens. Sometimes it can be caused by other conditions, such as chromosomal problems or infections, such as cytomegalovirus or toxoplasmosis.
Why has my baby stopped growing at 38 weeks?
Is IUGR a high risk pregnancy?
Babies with IUGR are at greater-than-normal risk for a variety of health problems before, during and after their birth. These problems include low oxygen levels while in the womb, a high level of distress during labor and delivery, and an increased risk of infectious disease after birth.
Why would a baby stop growing in the womb at 38 weeks?
What causes a fetus to stop growing in the third trimester?
The most common cause is a problem in the placenta (the tissue that carries food and blood to the baby). Birth defects and genetic disorders can cause IUGR. If the mother has an infection, high blood pressure, is smoking, or drinking too much alcohol or abusing drugs, her baby might have IUGR.