Early onset fetal growth restriction.

Fetal growth restriction remains a challenging entity with significant variations in clinical practice around the world. The different etiopathogenesis of early and late fetal growth restriction with their distinct progression of fetal severity and outcomes, compounded by doctors and patient anxiety adds to the quandary involving its management. This review summarises the literature around diagnosing and monitoring early onset fetal growth restriction (early onset FGR) with special emphasis on optimal timing of delivery as guided by recent research advances.