Doppler ultrasonography of the uterine artery in correlation with KANET
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Edin Medjedovic
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Asim Kurjak
Abstract
Objectives
The aim of this prospective study was to correlate the Doppler ultrasonography of the uterine arteries with the Kurjak Antenatal Neurodevelopmental Test (KANET), to investigate the effect of uterine artery flow assessed by the Doppler on fetal behavior.
Methods
A population of 80 pregnant women in the second trimester of pregnancy was included for uterine artery Doppler (UAD) assessment. The investigation group consisted of 40 women with abnormal UAD, while the control group consisted of 40 women with normal UAD. The inclusion criteria for the investigated group were: gestation above 20 weeks, and an abnormal finding of Doppler ultrasonography of the uterine arteries. All patients underwent a KANET test and were followed up to the end of their pregnancy.
Results
There was a statistically significant difference in the average score of KANET tests between the two groups (9.20±3.32 vs. 13.55±2.21; p=0.001). In the first group, an abnormal flow on the side of the placenta affected the score of the KANET test (B=11.948; p=0.005), while abnormal flow on the opposite side did not affect the score of the KANET test (p>0.05). Physiological flow had no effect on the KANET test in the control group (p>0.05).
Conclusions
Abnormal flow affects the value of the KANET score, and can be used as one of the parameters in evaluation of probable fetal neurodevelopmental disorders.
Research funding: None declared.
Author contributions: All authors have accepted responsibility for the entire content of this manuscript and approved its submission.
Competing interests: Authors state no conflict of interest.
Informed consent: Informed consent was obtained from all individuals included in this study.
Ethical approval: The study was approved by the Ethics Committee, Clinical Center University of Sarajevo.
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- Frontmatter
- In Memorian
- Robert L. Brent, MD, PhD (1927–2021)
- Review
- Implications of the vaginal microbiome and potential restorative strategies on maternal health: a narrative review
- Original Articles – Obstetrics
- Disorders of placental villous maturation are present in one-third of cases with spontaneous preterm labor
- Gestational iron deficiency anemia is associated with preterm birth, fetal growth restriction, and postpartum infections
- Women with high plasma levels of PBDE-47 are at increased risk of preterm birth
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- Doppler ultrasonography of the uterine artery in correlation with KANET
- The cumulative impact of parity on the body mass index (BMI) in a non-selected Lower Saxony population
- The relation between second-trimester placental elasticity and poor obstetric outcomes in low-risk pregnancies
- Comparison of pregnancy outcomes after second trimester amniocentesis between procedures performed by experts and non-experts
- Effect of vitamin D3 supplementation during pregnancy on high risk factors — a randomized controlled trial
- Educating future professionals in perinatal medicine: the attitude of medical and nursing students towards childbirth
- Original Articles – Fetus
- Normal values of cardiac axis (CA) measurements in healthy fetuses during the first trimester screening ultrasound
- Original Articles – Neonates
- Effects of COVID-19 pandemic on breastfeeding rates in a neonatal intensive care unit
- Factors associated with extubation failure in very low birth weight infants: a cohort study in the northeast Brazil
- Perinatal outcome of in vitro fertilization pregnancies in women with polycystic ovary syndrome by pregravid BMI
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