ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to asses the correlation of middle cerebral artery pulsatility index (MCA-PI) and perinatal outcomes in prolonged pregnancies. STUDY DESIGN: This was a prospective study of all consecutive pregnant women beyond 41 weeks' gestation attending for obstetric surveillance during a two years period. We evaluated the predictive value of MCA-PI lower than the 5th percentile (Subject(s)
Fetal Distress
, Meconium
, Middle Cerebral Artery
, Pregnancy, Prolonged
, Pulsatile Flow
, Ultrasonography, Doppler/methods
, Adult
, Female
, Fetal Distress/diagnosis
, Fetal Distress/etiology
, Humans
, Infant, Newborn
, Middle Cerebral Artery/diagnostic imaging
, Middle Cerebral Artery/physiopathology
, Predictive Value of Tests
, Pregnancy
, Pregnancy Outcome/epidemiology
, Pregnancy, Prolonged/epidemiology
, Pregnancy, Prolonged/physiopathology
, Spain/epidemiology
