Threats to Fetal, Placental and Myometrial Oxygenation
Threats to Fetal, Placental and Myometrial Oxygenation: A Unified Hemodynamic Approach
English | 2024 | ISBN: 303160363X| 224 Pages | PDF EPUB (True) | 41 MB
English | 2024 | ISBN: 303160363X| 224 Pages | PDF EPUB (True) | 41 MB
This book presents the theory that positional obstruction of the inferior vena cava by the gravid uterus might contribute to the causation of preeclampsia, fetal growth restriction, preterm birth, dysfunctional labor and uterine atony. Investigating this possibility is timely, since non-invasive technology now exists which detects hemodynamically significant obstruction of the inferior vena cava in real time, by relying on the fact that such obstruction causes an immediate decrease in maternal cardiac output. If further research shows that obstruction of uterine venous return at the inferior vena cava can cause maternal or fetal injury, systematic reduction of this obstruction during gestation might improve maternal and fetal outcomes.