Are maternal hemodynamic indices markers of fetal growth restriction in pregnancies with a small‐for‐gestational‐age fetus?

Abstract

Pregnancies complicated by FGR presented with impaired maternal hemodynamic function, as evidenced by lower HR and CO, as well as higher MAP, SVR and UtA resistance. Pregnancies delivering a SGA neonate, without evidence of FGR, had normal maternal hemodynamic function. Maternal hemodynamic indices may therefore be of value in distinguishing FGR from SGA pregnancies. Copyright © 2019 ISUOG. Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.