Fetal card iorespiratory changes during spontaneous prelabor uterine contractions (called contractures) were studied in 12 chronically catheterized fetal sheep at 120 to 143 days' gestation. During contractures the carcass ...

Objectives: To assess the fetal response by use of doppler study in low risck pregnant women submitted to isometric handgrip test. Methods: A cross-sectional experimental study was conducted on 50 healty pregnant women ...

The hemodynamic characteristics of 11 normotensive gravidas with idiopathic fetal growth retardation (FGR), were compared with 11 controls of similar age, parity and body size. At weeks 36-38 of gestation, plasma volume ...

Objectives. To examine the effects of betamethasone administration on umbilical artery (UA), middle cerebral artery (MCA) and ductus venosus (DV) Doppler flow. Design. Longitudinal prospective study. Setting: Fetal ...

Normal pregnancy is characterized by a significant reduction in total peripheral vascular resistance and decreased presser responsiveness to vasodilator agents. This review will consider whether nitric oxide (NO) contributes ...

Background: Studies with Doppler ultrassonography started at the end of the 90s for the determination of physiological and pathological alterations in the reproductive tract of the mare. Uterine alterations caused by ...

Background: Studies with Doppler ultrassonography started at the end of the 90s for the determination of physiological and pathological alterations in the reproductive tract of the mare. Uterine alterations caused by ...