Research Article

Implementation of Uterine Artery Doppler Scanning: Improving the Care of Women and Babies High Risk for Fetal Growth Restriction

Table 3

Association of normal, unilateral notching, bilateral notching, and normal PI uterine artery Doppler with perinatal outcomes.

VariableNormalUnilateral notchingBilateral notchingRaised PI value

Mode of delivery (% vaginal)140 (63.3)14 (63.6)10 (45.5)20 (71.4)0.64
Induction (% induced)86 (38.9)9 (40.9)12 (54.5)9 (32.1)0.44
Birth weight (kg)3.15 (0.53)3.02 (0.68)3.16 (0.67)3.26 (0.64)0.49
Gestational age at delivery (weeks)38.3 (1.50)38.2 (1.61)37.9 (2.76)38.4 (1.20)0.74
Apgar 1 min8.63 (1.31)8.67 (1.06)8.55 (1.40)8.77 (0.91)0.65
Apgar 5 min9.14 (0.79)9.05 (0.59)8.91 (0.68)9.23 (0.65)0.52