RT Book, Section A1 Cunningham, F. Gary A1 Leveno, Kenneth J. A1 Bloom, Steven L. A1 Dashe, Jodi S. A1 Hoffman, Barbara L. A1 Casey, Brian M. A1 Spong, Catherine Y. SR Print(0) ID 1160784580 T1 Fetal-Growth Disorders T2 Williams Obstetrics, 25e YR 2018 FD 2018 PB McGraw-Hill Education PP New York, NY SN 9781259644320 LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1160784580 RD 2024/03/29 AB When infants are of large size and abundant, they may mechanically throw out of function so great a portion of the placenta as seriously to interfere with the nutrition of the foetus, and sometimes cause its death. Excessive development of the foetus can usually be traced to prolongation of pregnancy, large size of one or both parents, advancing age, or multiparity of the mother.—J. Whitridge Williams (1903)