Of the more than 2,000 pregnancies, 9 percent were complicated by pregnancy disorders associated with
placental dysfunction.
In pregnancies complicated by fetal congenital heart disease (CHD), global placental perfusion was significantly decreased and regional variation of placental perfusion significantly increased as pregnancies progressed, findings that point to non-invasive imaging providing an early warning of
placental dysfunction.
The research team writes that the findings demonstrate that
placental dysfunction due to CHD can be apparent as early as the second trimester of pregnancy using this imaging technology.
Hyperemesis gravidarum and risks of
placental dysfunction disorders: A population - based cohort study.
They intervene to deliver babies before maternal organ failure or
placental dysfunction kills them.
Not exact matches
The implications of these data are that maternal treatment with antioxidants may provide possible therapy against the programming effects on vascular
dysfunction in pregnancy complicated by fetal hypoxia, such as during
placental insufficiency, preeclampsia, gestational diabetes or high altitude pregnancy.