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Umbilical vein blood flow as an indicator of fetal hypoxia
Author(s) -
JOUILA PENTTI,
KIRKINEN PERTTI
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
bjog: an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.157
H-Index - 164
eISSN - 1471-0528
pISSN - 1470-0328
DOI - 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1984.tb05891.x
Subject(s) - umbilical vein , constriction , fetus , blood flow , hypoxia (environmental) , medicine , fetal hypoxia , vein , fetal monitoring , cardiology , umbilical cord , anesthesia , pregnancy , anatomy , chemistry , biology , oxygen , biochemistry , organic chemistry , in vitro , genetics
summary Umbilical vein blood flow was measured using a combination of real‐time and pulsed Dolerultrasonic equipment in 11 pregnancies associated with chronic fetal hypoxia. All the results obtained during the last 12 h before delivery demonstrated pathologically low flow values, mainly due to constriction of the umbilical vein.