Intra-uterine growth restriction is associated with an increased risk of perinatal morbimortality. The objective of foetal monitoring is to assess foetal growth, foetal well-being and to evaluate ability to adapt to chronic hypoxia.~The primary objective in antenatal care is to ischemic cerebral lesions. However, there is currently no relevant prenatal exam predictive for the risk of such lesions.~Foetal cerebral MRI could highlight changes in Apparent Diffusion Coefficient (ADC) in some frontal cerebral territories in foetuses with intra-uterine growth restriction and poor neonatal outcome.~These changes could be associated with a transient cerebral ischemia. The study of ADC could be a useful tool in the prognostic evaluation of these foetuses.
The purpose of this study is to compare the apparent diffusion coefficient in the frontal lobe of foetuses with intra-uterine growth restriction and poor neonatal outcome compared with foetuses with intra-uterine growth restriction and a good neonatal outcome.