Uterine artery Doppler screening as a predictor of pre-eclampsia

Hypertensive disorders represent the second most common cause of maternal death, affecting 5–10% of pregnancies worldwide and accounting for 19% of maternal deaths in South Africa. Pre-eclampsia is believed to develop from inadequate trophoblast invasion of the maternal spiral arteries. Doppler imag...

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Main Authors: Yasmin Casmod, Barbara Van Dyk, E. Nicolaou
Format: Article
Language:Afrikaans
Published: AOSIS 2016-10-01
Series:Health SA Gesondheid: Journal of Interdisciplinary Health Sciences
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Online Access:https://hsag.co.za/index.php/hsag/article/view/996