Normal umbilical artery Doppler sonography does not exclude fetal distress

Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand. 1990;69(4):351-2. doi: 10.3109/00016349009036160.

Abstract

Umbilical artery Doppler sonography is advocated as a method for fetal surveillance. Two cases of fetal distress caused by fetal anemia of non-immune origin are presented. In both cases a normal pulsatility index of the umbilical artery was found. It is emphasized that normal umbilical artery Doppler sonography does not exclude fetal distress.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Anemia / complications*
  • Anemia / physiopathology
  • Blood Flow Velocity
  • Female
  • Fetal Diseases / physiopathology*
  • Fetal Distress / diagnostic imaging*
  • Fetal Distress / epidemiology
  • Fetal Distress / etiology
  • Hemodynamics
  • Humans
  • Predictive Value of Tests
  • Pregnancy
  • Pulsatile Flow
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • Ultrasonography, Prenatal / standards*
  • Umbilical Arteries / diagnostic imaging*