title: Fetal middle cerebral and umbilical artery Doppler after 40 weeks gestational age.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To determine the value of fetal Doppler indices named middle cerebral artery (MCA)-PI, umbilical artery (UA)-PI and MCA-PI/UA-PI ratio, and amniotic fluid volume assessment in pregnancies 280-294 d and their correlation with the mode of delivery and perinatal outcome.
  
  
  METHODS
  Prospective observational study conducted on 100 whose gestational age (GA) from 40 to 42 weeks. MCA and UA Doppler and MCA-PI/UA-PI ratio, amniotic fluid volume (AFV) were assessed. They were divided into two groups based on the presence or absence of adverse perinatal outcome.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Women with adverse perinatal outcome showed lower MCA-PI (0.92 versus 1.29), MCA-PI:UA-PI ratio (1.04 versus 1.83), lower gestational age when assessed by ultrasound (37.82 versus 39.48 weeks), lower neonatal birth weight (2705 versus 3108 g), fetal biophysical profile (BPP) (4.55 versus 7.21) when compared to women with normal perinatal outcome. They also had higher cases with oligohydramnios (34 versus 5), and higher UA-PI (0.89 versus 0.72).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Women with adverse neonatal outcome had higher UA-PI and lower MCA-PI, MCA-PI:UA-PI ratio, GA (by US), AFV, BPP, estimated fetal weight, neonatal birth weight when compared to those with normal perinatal outcome. Women with adverse neonatal outcome had a higher rate of cesarean section mostly due to fetal distress and induced VD due to oligohydraminos compared to the normal outcome group.
authors.affiliation: Obstetrics and Gynecology Department, Kasr Aini Hospital, Cairo University , Cairo , Egypt.
authors.forename: Ahmed M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Maged
authors.forename: Aly
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Abdelhafez
authors.forename: Walaa
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Al Mostafa
authors.forename: Wael
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Elsherbiny
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005323:Fetal Monitoring / Q000379:methods; D005333:Fetus / Q000098:blood supply*; D005865:Gestational Age; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D020768:Middle Cerebral Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome; D011263:Pregnancy Trimester, Third; D018608:Ultrasonography, Doppler; D016216:Ultrasonography, Prenatal; D014469:Umbilical Arteries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Amniotic fluid volume; Doppler velocimetry; mode of delivery; perinatal outcome