question

[Guest guest]

Hi all,

I am newer to the board, went to the convention and have a question.

My daughter was diagnosed SGA by Dr. Harbison. It appears to me

that the one big preindicator for both RSS and SGA is IUGR (or am I

wrong here). Wouldn't one think then that there would be some

coordination between obgyn/ultrasound and the pediatrician,

especially if they are in the same practice or procedure that if the

child is IUGR then they be screened for RSS or watched for SGA?? I

know our pediatricians for our kids cannot know everything but has

MAGIC to anyone's knowledge made overtures to pediatrics, or do each

of you individually try to educate?

I would love to get MAGIC's flyers on RSS and SGA and distribute

them. Wouldn't prescreening if a baby is IUGR save a lot of time to

diagnosis? I don't think IUGR is that common so it is not like a ton

of people would have to have their kids screened.

I have to note here that due to many issues during my pregnancy I was

having a lot of ultrasounds and the Level 2 dr. told me when I was 20

weeks pregnant that my daughter would likely be " a little person "

(meaning dwarf...).

My pediatrician did do a kidney ultrasound b/c of IUGR with my

daughter but then just said she was growing but never told me she was

that far under the chart! Two other doctors from the practice saw my

daughter in the hospital and they all felt she was symmetrical so the

dwarf issue was out. What if every hospital had a copy of the

RSS/SGA brochures to review for IUGR babies? Has this been done

before?

Just thoughts!

, mom to MIchael 4.5 (non RSS), Emerence 17.5 mo 17 lb 7 oz

28.5 " (SGA)