Diagnóstico y seguimiento del feto con restricción del crecimiento intrauterino (RCIU) y del feto peque？o para la edad gestacional (PEG): Consenso Colombiano

objective: making those participating in pregnant women’s health care aware of the latest clinical recommendations regarding a controversial topic which is an important cause of perinatal morbidity in colombia. methodology: the cochrane library, medline and embase databases were searched as well as scielo latin-american database, specialised books and consensus from other scientific societies for diagnostic studies, systematic reviews, randomised trials and meta-analysis carried out between 19952009 regarding the terms “intrauterine growth restriction”and “small for gestational age”. an initial manuscript was written and submitted for on-line discussion. the final manuscript was discussed and amended in medellín, colombia, during the foetal medicine congress held in september 2008. results: a guide to managing sga and iugr foetuses was written and is presented here; it has been based on the best available evidence and could be applied in colombia. conclusions: this issue produces controversy due to a lack of scientific evidence for applying some definitions and diagnostic tests when managing iugr and sga foetuses.