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Influence of compression of the inferior vena cava in the late second trimester on uterine and umbilical artery blood flow

Eiji Ryo, Takashi Okai, S. Kozuma, Koichi Kobayashi, Akihiko Kikuchi, Y. Taketani

International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics · 1996 · 40 citations · 11 references

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Abstract

The inferior vena cava is compressed in the majority of pregnant women in the second trimester, and the compression may affect the uterine artery blood flow but not the fetal circulation.

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