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The limitations of his hypothesis include the fact that it is based only on human epidemiological data and animal studies, and also that it is difficult to isolate the effect of the intrauterine environment from postnatal conditions, familial and genetic background. In the last 20 years, the introduction of ultrasound and Doppler techniques in the assessment of fetal and maternal vascularity added a major contribution to the evaluation of the intrauterine environment. Studies based on ultrasound and Doppler assist in differentiating between prematurity and fetal growth restriction (FGR), mainly in those with placental insufficiency, and postnatal morbidity and even mortality. In addition, the Pedersen hypothesis regarding fetuses with overgrowth, mainly with diabetic mothers, states that they are also prone to postnatal morbidity. However, most of the studies on the issue do not emphasize the effects of the intrauterine environment on fetal organs, such as the brain, heart, liver, kidneys and pancreas in FGR and fetal overgrowth, that may impose a different prognosis in later life. This narrative review aims to summarize current evidence from animal and human studies regarding the impact of intrauterine undernutrition and overnutrition on fetal organ development, and to evaluate how ultrasound and Doppler findings may contribute to understanding the link between the intrauterine environment and postnatal morbidity.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/medicina62050875","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,5,4]],"date-time":"2026-05-04T02:06:21Z","timestamp":1777860381000},"page":"875","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["The Contribution of Ultrasound and Doppler Studies on Impaired Intrauterine Conditions and the Development of Future Disease"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"62","author":[{"given":"Yossi","family":"Geron","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Helen Schneider Hospital for Women, Beilinson Hospital, Rabin Medical Center, Petach Tikva 4941329, Israel"},{"name":"Gray School of Medicine, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, Tel Aviv University, Tel-Aviv 69978, Israel"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Yinon","family":"Gilboa","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Helen Schneider Hospital for Women, Beilinson Hospital, Rabin Medical Center, Petach Tikva 4941329, Israel"},{"name":"Gray School of Medicine, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, Tel Aviv University, Tel-Aviv 69978, Israel"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Asaf","family":"Romano","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Helen Schneider Hospital for Women, Beilinson Hospital, Rabin Medical Center, Petach Tikva 4941329, Israel"},{"name":"Gray School of Medicine, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, Tel Aviv University, Tel-Aviv 69978, Israel"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Jacob","family":"Bar","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Helen Schneider Hospital for Women, Beilinson Hospital, Rabin Medical Center, Petach Tikva 4941329, Israel"},{"name":"Gray School of Medicine, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, Tel Aviv University, Tel-Aviv 69978, Israel"},{"name":"Obstetrics and Gynecology Department, Wolfson Medical Center, Holon 58100, Israel"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,5,3]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"171","DOI":"10.1136\/bmj.311.6998.171","article-title":"Fetal Origins of Coronary Heart Disease","volume":"311","author":"Barker","year":"1995","journal-title":"BMJ"},{"key":"ref_2","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"5","DOI":"10.1093\/bmb\/60.1.5","article-title":"The Thrifty Phenotype Hypothesis: Type 2 Diabetes","volume":"60","author":"Hales","year":"2001","journal-title":"Br. 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