Screening for fetal well-being in a high-risk pregnant population comparing the nonstress test with umbilical artery doppler velocimetry: A randomized controlled clinical trial
Williams KP, Farquharson DF, Bebbington M, Dansereau J, Galerneau F, Wilson RD, Shaw D, Kent N. Screening for fetal well-being in a high-risk pregnant population comparing the nonstress test with umbilical artery doppler velocimetry: A randomized controlled clinical trial. American Journal Of Obstetrics And Gynecology 2003, 188: 1366-1371. PMID: 12748513, DOI: 10.1067/mob.2003.305.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNonstress testingIntrauterine growth restrictionAmniotic fluid indexFetal distressCesarean deliveryScreening testDoppler studiesGrowth restrictionDoppler testingFluid indexHigh-risk pregnant populationSystolic/diastolic ratioUmbilical artery Doppler velocimetryAntepartum fetal testingFetal assessment unitUmbilical artery DopplerDiastolic blood flowNonstress test resultsWeeks of gestationCesarean delivery rateBC Women's HospitalHigh-risk populationAdditional screening testUnpaired t-testAntepartum risk