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Will Baby Have Dwarfism If He Is Normal Till 28 Weeks?
My wife and I are a high risk pregnancy due to RH sensitization. Her antibody levels are still incredibly low and we have been having Ultrasounds every four weeks. Through 28 weeks everything has been normal and our son has been right on track with all growth metrics. However, when we came to our 32 week ultrasound they measured his humerus at 5% (it had been at 65%) and his femur at 16% (it had been around 40%). Our doctor seemed somewhat concerned that he may potentially have dwarfism. If he was normal through 28 weeks, is he likely to have dwarfism?
Fri, 5 Aug 2016
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There is a possibility but you should do follow up Ultrasonography and see other parameters also that it's actually dwarfism or its growth retardation due to some other reason like oligohydramnios or increasing bp. But don't worry do repeat Ultrasonography after one week
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Magic care health user
There is a possibility but you should do follow up Ultrasonography and see other parameters also that it's actually dwarfism or its growth retardation due to some other reason like oligohydramnios or increasing bp. But don't worry do repeat Ultrasonography after one week
Thanks
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