The Ability of Doppler Uterine Artery Ultrasound to Predict Premature Birth

Demonstration of the predictive capacity of Doppler Uterine Artery (UtA) on preterm birth (PB) by serial measurement at various ages of pregnancy. The prospective study included a group of 116 pregnant women, of whom 85 gave birth prematurely and 31 pregnant women gave birth at term, constituting th...

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Published in:Current health sciences journal 2022-07, Vol.48 (3), p.277-283
Main Authors: Camen, Ioana-Victoria, Manolea, Maria Magdalena, Vrabie, Sidonia Catalina, Sandulescu, Maria-Sidonia, Serbanescu, Mircea-Sebastian, Boldeanu, Mihail Virgil, Neamtu, Simona-Daniela, Istrate-Ofiteru, Anca-Maria, Dijmarescu, Anda Lorena, Novac, Marius Bogdan
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Summary:Demonstration of the predictive capacity of Doppler Uterine Artery (UtA) on preterm birth (PB) by serial measurement at various ages of pregnancy. The prospective study included a group of 116 pregnant women, of whom 85 gave birth prematurely and 31 pregnant women gave birth at term, constituting the control group. UtA Doppler measurement was performed by the abdominal approach. Quantitative wave evaluations were performed by the pulsatility index (PI), the systole/diastole ratio (S/D), as well as the qualitative analysis of the flow rate waveform (notch). UtA Doppler evaluation was performed in 3 pregnancy periods: 18.0-22.6 weeks, 28.0-31.6 weeks, and 32.0-35.6 weeks. Only at the third examination, at 32.0-35.5 weeks of gestation, was there a statistically significant difference between the S/D-UtA ratio and PI-UtA correlated with the risk of premature birth (p
ISSN:2067-0656
2069-4032
DOI:10.12865/CHSJ.48.03.05