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Role of uterine artery doppler in pregnancy induced hypertension: A prospective study from North India

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1Dr Farah Nabi, 2Dr Rafia Aziz, 3Dr Afak Yusuf Sherwani, 4Dr Parvaiz Ahmed Shah

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The triad of pregnancy induced hypertension (PIH), infections, and hemorrhages constitutes a significant proportion in the maternal mortality and morbidity. About 5 to 10 percent of pregnancies are complicated by the PIH. It is being observed that the sensitivity of this screening test is increased in detecting adverse perinatal outcome, if the doppler ultrasound is performed at gestational period of 23 to 26 weeks instead of 19 to 22 weeks. So, present study was conducted with an aim to evaluate the association of the deranged uterine artery velocity indices on doppler ultrasound with maternal and fetal outcomes among pregnant women with PIH. Methods: The present prospective study was conducted among 132 singleton pregnant women (patient age: 19 to 33 years and gestational age: 25-39 weeks) with PIH in the department of Obstetrics and Gynecology in tertiary care teaching hospital of North India for 12 months (January 2021 to December 2021) after obtaining the ethical approval from the institutional ethical committee.The ultrasound examination was performed using a GENERAL ELECTRIC LOGIQ P5 ultrasound scanner machine.Chi square test was used to find association between uterine artery indices and fetal outcome and a p value of <0.05 was considered as statistically significant

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