The prevalence of abnormal Doppler's of the umbilical artery in a low-risk pregnant population in South Africa

The prevalence of abnormal Doppler's of the umbilical artery in a low-risk pregnant population in South Africa

Background: The assessment of fetal blood flow using Doppler waveform can be used to identify placental insufficiency, and hence is a tool to identify fetuses at risk of stillbirth due to fetal growth restriction (FGR). In South Africa the largest category of perinatal deaths is ‘unexplained intraut...

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Main Authors: TMAG Hlongwane, T Cronje, BSS Nkosi, RC Pattinson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-04-01
Series:EClinicalMedicine
Subjects:
Antenatal care
Doppler ultrasound
Intrauterine growth restriction
Small for gestational age
Stillbirth
Neonatal death
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589537021000729

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