[The usefulness of color doppler placenta mapping in the prediction of the condition of neonate in pregnancies complicated by intrauterine growth retardation].
OBJECTIVE: The aim of the study was to assess usefulness of placenta mapping as a screening method for early detection of the state of emergency of fetus and neonate in pregnancies complicated with intrauterine growth retardation (IUGR). MATERIALS AND METHODS: We investigated 48 pregnant women with intrauterine growth retardation detected by ultrasound screening. RESULTS: Color Doppler placenta mapping as a method of early detection of intrauterine growth retardation has sufficient sensitiveness and specificness. CONCLUSIONS: Changes arising in spiral arteries of the placenta cause vanishing of Color Doppler signal in the area of intervillous circulation. Lack of Doppler signal from spiral arteries correlates with bad condition of neonate after delivery.