Longitudinal maternal hemodynamics in pregnancies affected by fetal growth restriction

ConclusionSerial assessment of maternal hemodynamics in high‐risk women identifies distinctive trends associated with pregnancies destined to deliver babies with birth weights < 10th and < 5th percentiles. These pregnancies have a suppressed and static maternal cardiac output and stroke volume, and have consistently raised peripheral vascular resistance. This suggests that, in women with chronic hypertension or a history of hypertensive disorder in a previous pregnancy, FGR is associated with a primary and persistent failure of maternal cardiovascular adaptation in pregnancy. Copyright © 2016 ISUOG. Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
Source: Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology - Category: Radiology Authors: Tags: Original Paper Source Type: research