ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE: To correlate uterine artery Doppler findings with maternal and neonatal outcomes in early- and late-onset preeclampsia with severe features. METHODOLOGY: Doppler scan was done in both uterine arteries. Maternal and neonatal outcomes in women with abnormal and normal Doppler results were compared. RESULTS: Abnormal Doppler results were present in 45 women (75%). Thirty-four (56.7%) women had abnormal RI, 19 (31.6%) had abnormal PI, and 36 (60%) had diastolic notch. Of the women who participated in the study, 21.6% developed maternal complications, and the majority belonged to the early-onset severe preeclampsia group. Diastolic notch was twofold more frequent in the early group. RI was abnormal in 63% of the early-onset and 50% of the late-onset group. CONCLUSION: Pregnancies with early-onset preeclampsia who had abnormal uterine artery Doppler findings were at high risk for both maternal and neonatal complications, whereas those who had late-onset preeclampsia with abnormal Doppler findings only had an increased risk of perinatal complications.
