Erythrocyte filterability and fetal development in normal pregnancy.
The relationship between maternal erythrocyte filterability determined in late pregnancy and infant birth weight was studied in uncomplicated pregnancy. There was a significant positive correlation (r = 0.7671, p less than 0.005). Maternal erythrocyte filterability is suggested to be an indicator of flow state of the placental microcirculation, which affects fetal development.
D001724:Birth Weight; D005314:Embryonic and Fetal Development; D004907:Erythrocyte Deformability; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008833:Microcirculation / Q000502:physiology; D010920:Placenta / Q000098:blood supply; D011247:Pregnancy