Umbilical vein blood flow as an indicator of fetal hypoxia.
Umbilical vein blood flow was measured using a combination of real-time and pulsed Doppler ultrasonic equipment in 11 pregnancies associated with chronic fetal hypoxia. All the results obtained during the last 12 h before delivery demonstrated pathologically low flow values, mainly due to constriction of the umbilical vein.
D001034:Apgar Score; D001724:Birth Weight; D001783:Blood Flow Velocity; D005260:Female; D005311:Fetal Hypoxia / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005865:Gestational Age; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D011247:Pregnancy; D012039:Regional Blood Flow; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014471:Umbilical Veins / Q000503:physiopathology*