Keywords:
Obstetrics (Pregnancy / birth / postnatal period), Ultrasound-Spectral Doppler, Ultrasound, Screening, Obstetrics
Authors:
E. G. Okwudire1, O. M. Atalabi2, O. O. Alasia1; 1Port-Harcourt/NG, 2Ibadan/NG
DOI:
10.26044/ecr2019/C-1790
Aims and objectives
Pre-eclampsia (PrE),
is de novo hypertension (>140/90 mmHg) appearing after 20 weeks of gestation accompanied by proteinuria (>0.3 g/24hr).[1] It is the leading cause of maternal mortality worldwide,
affecting 5-10% of pregnancies.[2] Prevalence of PrE in South-South Nigeria is 5.7%.[3]
The pathophysiology of PrE is related to incomplete trophoblastic invasion of the myometrium leading to limited remodeling of spiral arteries during the first and early second trimester.[4] This impaired placental perfusion caused by these vascular abnormalities precedes clinical manifestations of PrE[5] and Uterine Doppler (UtAD) has been considered a useful method for prediction of PrE.[6] This study aimed to determine and compare the accuracy of UtAD indices for prediction of pre-eclampsia among gravid women in southern Nigeria.