A nurse examining a prenatal client recognizes that a lag in progression of measurements of fundal height from week to week and month to month could signal what condition?

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Intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR) is a condition where the fetus is smaller than expected for the number of weeks of pregnancy. A lag in the progression of fundal height measurements can indicate that the fetus is not growing at the expected rate, which is a hallmark sign of IUGR.

A Nurse Examining a Prenatal Client Recognizes That a Lag