Assessment of the cerebroplacental ratio and uterine arteries in low-risk pregnancies in early labour for the prediction of obstetric and neonatal outcomes

Intrapartum fetal hypoxia is among the leading causes of perinatal death and neonatal encephalopathy [1]. The evidence-based management of human labour includes the antepartum identification of patients at risk for intrapartum hypoxia, which is based on the evaluation of maternal medical and obstetric history in association with antepartum sonographic parameters, including fetal biometry [2,3]. However, available data has shown that most cases of hypoxic-related labour complications occur among pregnancies classified at low-risk [4 –6].
Source: European Journal of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Biology - Category: OBGYN Authors: Tags: Full length article Source Type: research