Items for "fetal growth retardation"

Umbilical artery Doppler and umbilical cord pH at birth in small-for-gestational-age fetuses: valid estimate of their relationship

Objective: To evaluate the relationship between umbilical artery pulsatility index and the umbilical cord pH in small-for-gestational-age fetuses.

Methods: Data were collected from all pregnancies seen in our Fetal Surveillance Unit that underwent antenatal monitoring for being small-for-gestational-age beyond 24 weeks of pregnancy...

Keywords: acid-base imbalance, asphyxia neonatorum, doppler ultrasound, fetal growth retardation, infant, Regression Analysis, small for gestational age, umbilical arteries