Antenatal diagnosis and management of the small-for-gestational-age fetus.

The small-for-gestational-age fetus continues to account for a large proportion of fetal demise in late pregnancy. Delivery at 37 to 38 weeks' gestation to preempt this is our recommended mode of management. Prenatal diagnosis was made in only 33% of cases in this study. The course of 101 growth-retarded pregnancies has been critically evaluated towards improving the rate of prenatal diagnosis.