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1
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What is the aetiology for a small baby (estimated foetal weight <10th centile)?

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  • Uteroplacental insufficiency
  • Chromosomal abnormalities
  • Foetal abnormalities
  • Foetal infections
2
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What is the aetiology for a large baby (estimated foetal weight > 90th centile)?

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  • Maternal diabetes mellitus
    • Gestational diabetes
    • Insulin-dependent diabetes
3
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What are antenatal growth charts used for?

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Used to detect foetus that are large or small for their gestation

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5
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What antenatal growth chart is used in NHS Grampian?

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  • Customised growth chart (used by NHS Grampian)
    • Customised for mothers weight, parity and ethnicity
6
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What are customised growth charts customised for?

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  • Customised for mothers weight, parity and ethnicity
7
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What does any change in the curve of the chart warrent?

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