Fetal Growth Restriction

3 articles published between August 17, 2026 and September 3, 2026.

Covered in Women's Health, Science and Body.

WHAT THE STUDY ACTUALLY SAYS

A first-trimester blood protein flags preeclampsia risk months early

Screening 2,904 proteins in early pregnancy, researchers found low maternal isthmin-2 was the strongest signal for later preeclampsia or fetal growth restriction, validated in two cohorts.

3 min read

ANALYSIS

Two prenatal chemical studies, opposite answers, and why both count

One found specific phenanthrene metabolites associated with fetal growth restriction and chased the mechanism. The other tested a 24-metabolite mixture against ADHD in 3,962 children and found nothing.

4 min read

WHAT THE STUDY ACTUALLY SAYS

PFAS in pregnancy: a hypertension signal in Puerto Rico, smaller babies in China

Two cohorts published ten days apart. One found the PFAS mixture more than doubling the odds of hypertension at 24 to 28 weeks; the other found lower birth weight, but only in female infants.

4 min read

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