title: Doppler velocimetry in the evaluation of fetal hypoxia.
abstract: Knowledge of fetal hemodynamic physiology has developed enormously during the last two decades due to Doppler ultrasound. Some of this knowledge has been utilized for routine surveillance of high-risk pregnancies. The prediction of fetal hypoxia before the development of life lasting sequel is of major importance, especially in the very premature case with absent end-diastolic blood flow in the umbilical artery before lung maturity. This review gives an overview of the present knowledge in this field.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospital MAS, Malmo, Sweden. saemundur.gudmundsson@obst.mas.lu.se
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gudmundsson
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dubiel
mesh_terms: D000311:Adrenal Glands / Q000098:blood supply; D001783:Blood Flow Velocity / Q000502:physiology*; D001921:Brain / Q000098:blood supply; D003331:Coronary Vessels; D005260:Female; D005315:Fetal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D000860:Hypoxia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000196:embryology*; D010920:Placenta / Q000098:blood supply; D011247:Pregnancy; D018608:Ultrasonography, Doppler; D016216:Ultrasonography, Prenatal; D014469:Umbilical Arteries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000502:physiology