REDUCED RED BLOOD CELL DEFORMABILITY, AN INDICATOR FOR HIGH FETAL OR MATERNAL RISK, IS FOUND IN PREECLAMPSIA AND IUGR

Abstract

Reduced RBC deformability may contribute to a reduced microcirculation in PE and IUGR. Increasing RBC deformability therapeutically in these cases could offer new options for the treatment of decreased uterine and fetal perfusion and their sequelae.