The effect of placental laterality at 20-24 gestational weeks on uterine artery doppler indices, fetal growth and preeclampsia.
Themistoklis DagklisIoannis TsakiridisApostolos ZavlanosApostolos AthanasiadisKonstantinos DinasAlexandros SotiriadisPublished in: The journal of maternal-fetal & neonatal medicine : the official journal of the European Association of Perinatal Medicine, the Federation of Asia and Oceania Perinatal Societies, the International Society of Perinatal Obstetricians (2020)
A lateral placenta is associated with a higher mean UtA PI and lower BW. Unilaterally increased UtA PI still carries a greater risk of PE and low BW than bilaterally normal PI, however this effect appears to be eventually mediated through mean UtA PI z-score, which is relatively increased in these cases.