Open AccessNORMAL PLACENTAL FUNCTION AND FETOPLACENTAL BLOOD CIRCULATION IN ADVANCED ABDOMINAL PREGNANCY
Author(s) -
Kirkinen P.,
Lauper U.,
Huch R.,
Huch A.
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
acta obstetricia et gynecologica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.401
H-Index - 102
eISSN - 1600-0412
pISSN - 0001-6349
DOI - 10.3109/00016348809004221
Subject(s) - medicine , placenta , human placental lactogen , placental circulation , estriol , cardiotocography , fetus , pregnancy , placental lactogen , obstetrics , fetal circulation , gynecology , hormone , biology , genetics
. Normal levels of unconjugated estriol and human placental lactogen hormone in the maternal serum and a normal, reactive pattern of non‐stress test cardiotocography were recorded in a case of advanced abdominal pregnancy with surviving newborn. The placenta was inserted at the base and side walls of fossa. Douglas Fetal, umbilical and retroplacental arterial Doppler ultrasound examinations revealed normal velocity waveforms. These findings indicated that the trophoblast invasion to the retroplacental arteries also occurs when the placenta has an extra‐uterine insertion, and this can result in a normal placental blood supply and function.