Open AccessThe use of uterine artery doppler indices for prediction of pre-eclampsia in Port-Harcourt, Nigeria
Author(s) -
Emecheta Gabriel Okwudire,
Omolola Mojisola Atalabi,
Ugonna Micheal 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 , uterine artery , obstetrics , eclampsia , context (archaeology) , gestational age , gestation , prospective cohort study , preeclampsia , blood pressure , diastole , pregnancy , socioeconomics , sociology , biology , genetics , paleontology
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.