Diurnal Variation of Fetomaternal Doppler and Fetal Cardiac Function Parameters in the Hospitalized Pregnancies: A Cross-Sectional Study

• DOI: 10.4274/imj.galenos.2024.00515
• Publication Date: 2024-05-24T10:56:07Z
• Authors: Sinem Tekin; Aydın Öcal
• Keywords: Cross-sectional study; Diurnal temperature variation

Introduction:To assess changes in blood flow the uterine, fetal cerebral, and umbilical arteries (UA) by Doppler ultrasound alterations variability of heart rate (FHR) as well cardiac performance echocardiography between 7.00 a.m. p.m. periods pregnancies ranging from 24 to 39 weeks.Methods: Fifty pregnant participants underwent a customized examination on same day during both study periods, including measurements artery pulsatility index (UA-PI), middle cerebral artery-pulsatility (MCA-PI), artery-peak systolic velocity (MCA-PSV), cerebroplacental ratio, uterine (UtA-PI), FHR, movements various parameters such left isovolumetric contraction relaxation times, mitral E-and A-wave velocities, E/A K-index, filling time, myocardial index.Results: During PM period, there was meaningful increase MCA-PSV compared with AM period.Conversely, resistance MCA, particularly PI, found be lower than that period.In addition, FHR measured period increased period.The maternal UtA-PI UA-PI examined were comparable.In when all compared, no significant difference observed. Conclusion:The findings reveal observed may change function parameters, previously not assessed together, day.Subsequent investigations can validate these observations using serial healthy complicated gravidas.