Abundances of eukaryotic initiation factor 5A isoform I variant A (EIF5A2, Spot F260), eukaryotic translation initiation factor 6 (EIF6, Spot F287), aspartyl-tRNA synthetase (AspRs, Spot F174, F246) and zinc finger protein 420 (ZFP420, Spot F177) were lower in the IUGR placenta compared with the NBW placenta. Here, EIF6 is linked to fetal growth restriction.