Relationship between umbilical artery Doppler indices and adverse pregnancy outcomes in women with insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus

Objective: It is intended to research the value of umbilical artery (UA) and middle cerebral artery (MCA) Doppler indices in predicting adverse pregnancy outcomes in women with insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus. Material and Methods: The study was planned at Zeynep Kamil Women and Chil- dren’s Diseases Training and Research Hospital. Pregnant women were divided into two groups: group 1 consisted of 123 fetuses with normal pregnancy outcomes and group 2 had 74 fetuses with adverse pregnancy outcomes. The value of the UA sys- tole/diastole (S/D) ratio was questioned to predict possible adverse pregnancy out- comes. Differences in Doppler measurements between the groups with p

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