Sexual Dimorphism in Umbilical Vein Blood Flow During the Second Half of Pregnancy: A Longitudinal Study.

Christian WidnesKari Flo Tom WilsgaardAnthony O OdiboGanesh Acharya

Published in: Journal of ultrasound in medicine : official journal of the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (2017)

Umbilical vein volume blood flow is similar among male and female fetuses in quantitative terms, but the pattern of gestational age-dependent temporal changes may be different, which may have important physiologic implications with regard to in utero development and maturation of the fetoplacental unit.

Keyphrases

blood flow
pregnancy outcomes
weight gain
pregnant women
gestational age
preterm birth
mental health
high resolution
birth weight