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The maternal soluble fms\u2010like tyrosine kinase\u20101\/placental growth factor (sFlt\u20101\/PlGF) ratio reflects placental angiogenic imbalance and may assist recognition of placental insufficiency.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Objectives<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>To assess the performance of the maternal sFlt\u20101\/PlGF ratio for differentiating FGR from SGA and appropriate\u2010for\u2010gestational\u2010age (AGA) pregnancies.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Search Strategy<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, Embase, Cochrane CENTRAL and Google Scholar were searched from inception to 14\u2009January\u20092025 using MeSH and text terms for \u201csFlt\u20101\u201d, \u201cPlGF\u201d, \u201cfetal growth restriction\u201d, and \u201csmall\u2010for\u2010gestational\u2010age\u201d.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Selection Criteria<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Peer\u2010reviewed human studies reporting maternal sFlt\u20101\/PlGF ratios in pregnancies classified as FGR, SGA or AGA.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Data Collection and Analysis<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Two reviewers independently screened records; one reviewer extracted data and assessed quality with second\u2010reviewer verification (&gt;\u200930%). Owing to heterogeneity, findings were synthesised narratively, with a meta\u2010analysis restricted to studies directly comparing FGR and SGA.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Main Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Forty observational studies (&gt;\u200925\u2009000 pregnancies) were included. Across gestation, FGR consistently showed higher sFlt\u20101\/PlGF ratios than AGA. SGA exhibited modest or no elevation. Four studies (\n                      <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u2009614) enabled pooling: log\u2010transformed ratios were significantly higher in FGR than SGA (SMD 0.58, 95% CI 0.35\u20130.81) with low heterogeneity. Ratios were most discriminatory in early\u2010onset placental FGR.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The sFlt\u20101\/PlGF ratio is best considered an adjunctive indicator of placental insufficiency. 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