Assess the prognostic value of ultrasound and Doppler parameters in severe preterm pre-eclampsia. Prospective cohort study in Cape Town, South Africa, involving 113 women with severe pre-eclampsia ...

* Early ductus venosus (DV) changes, which uses ultrasound to monitor the resistance in the blood flow in a small vessel (the DV) below the fetus's heart and indicates a shortage of oxygen.

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