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To evaluate accuracy of prenatal ultrasound to diagnose growth abnormalities (intrauterine growth restriction, severe growth discordance) in triplet pregnancies, a retrospective cohort study of 78 triplet pregnancies (234 fetuses) delivered at a single tertiary hospital from January 2004 to May 2015 was performed. Growth percentiles from the last ultrasound were derived from estimated fetal weight using Hadlock's formula for each triplet. Growth discordance was calculated for each triplet set using the formula {(estimated fetal weight largest triplet - estimated fetal weight smallest)\/estimated fetal weight largest}. These estimations were compared to birth weights. Sensitivity of ultrasound to predict \u22651 growth restricted fetus in a triplet set was 55.6% [95% CI 35.3, 74.5]; specificity was 100% [95% CI 93.0, 100]; positive predictive value (PPV) 100% [95% CI 74.7, 100]; negative predictive value (NPV) 81.0% [95% CI 73.2, 85.7%]. 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