Open AccessThe use of uterine artery doppler indices for prediction of pre-eclampsia in Port-Harcourt, Nigeria
Author(s) -
EmechetaGabriel Okwudire,
OmololaMojisola Atalabi,
UgonnaMicheal Ezenwugo
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
nigerian postgraduate medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.261
H-Index - 19
ISSN - 1117-1936
DOI - 10.4103/npmj.npmj_54_19
Subject(s) - medicine , port harcourt , confidence interval , gestation , uterine artery , obstetrics , eclampsia , gestational age , prospective cohort study , notching , diastole , preeclampsia , blood pressure , pregnancy , biology , sociology , genetics , materials science , socioeconomics , metallurgy
Pre-eclampsia (PrE), a clinical syndrome characterised by elevated blood pressure arising after 20 weeks of gestation, is a leading cause of maternal death worldwide. We evaluated the role of uterine artery Doppler (UtAD) in screening for PrE among unselected, pregnant women.
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