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.

In 29 fetuses with fetal growth restriction (estimated fetal weight ≤5th percentile), we used ultrasound to measure blood flows in the umbilical vein, ductus venosus, left portal vein, and main ...