Role of doppler in the middle cerebral artery in prediction of fetal distress during labor in uncomplicated pregnancies at 40 weeks and beyond
- Authors: Rukhlyada N.N.1, Bolotskikh V.M.1,2, Semyonova E.R.2, Klitsenko O.A.3
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Affiliations:
- Saint Petersburg State Pediatric Medical University
- Maternity Hospital No. 9
- North-Western State Medical University named after I.I. Mechnikov
- Issue: Vol 69, No 1 (2020)
- Pages: 63-72
- Section: Original study articles
- URL: https://bakhtiniada.ru/jowd/article/view/17799
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.17816/JOWD69163-72
- ID: 17799
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The aim of this study was to reveal correlation between Doppler in the fetal middle cerebral artery and fetal decompensation during labor in uncomplicated pregnancies at 40 weeks and beyond. We by means of ultrasound Doppler examined 260 women at 40 to 42 weeks of uncomplicated pregnancy 48 hours before delivery, with fetal condition assessed subsequently during labor and immediately after delivery. We found out that in the group of women with caesarean section caused by fetal distress during labor, pulsatility indices in the middle cerebral artery evaluated just before labor were significantly lower than in the group of women whose fetus had better condition during labor. The same trend was observed when comparing Doppler velocimetry using the fetal cerebroplacental ratio. Moreover, we identified that in the group of women with newborns having Apgar 7 and less, middle cerebral artery measured less than 48 hours before delivery were lower than in the group of women having babies in better conditions. Furthermore, as result of this study, the trigger threshold for PI was found to be 0.835, below which fetuses have adverse perinatal outcome during labor. Thus, it was shown that Doppler in the fetal middle cerebral artery in uncomplicated pregnancies at 40 weeks and beyond could predict fetal distress and avoid hypoxic brain damage to the fetus during labor.
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Nikolay N. Rukhlyada
Saint Petersburg State Pediatric Medical University
Email: nickolasr@mail.ru
SPIN-code: 4851-0283
MD, PhD, DSci (Medicine), Professor, Head of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology with Pediatric Gynecology Course
Russian Federation, Saint-PeterburgVyacheslav M. Bolotskikh
Saint Petersburg State Pediatric Medical University; Maternity Hospital No. 9
Email: docgin@yandex.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0001-9846-0408
SPIN-code: 3143-5405
MD, PhD, DSci (Medicine), Professor. The Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology with Pediatric Gynecology Course; Head Physician
Russian Federation, Saint PetersburgElvira R. Semyonova
Maternity Hospital No. 9
Author for correspondence.
Email: semenovaelvira1980@yandex.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-1001-6546
MD
Russian Federation, Saint PetersburgOlga A. Klitsenko
North-Western State Medical University named after I.I. Mechnikov
Email: olkl@yandex.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-2686-8786
SPIN-code: 7354-3080
PhD, Associate Professor
Russian Federation, Saint PetersburgReferences
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