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Modified fetal biophysical profile in assessment of perinatal outcome

The aim of the study is the evaluation of variables of the biophysical profile in assessment of perinatal outcome. The prospective research included 87 pregnant women with singleton pregnancy from 28 to 42 weeks of gestations with clinically and ultrasonically verified fetal growth retardation where the fetal biophysical profile was assessed antenatally. Through the factor analysis of biophysical profile variables we obtained values indicating the contribution of individual variables to the predictability of perinatal outcome. 70 % of the patients were examined in 15 minutes according to the principles of modified biophysical profile. The most sensitive variable of the biophysical profile in the prediction of perinatal outcome was the amniotic fluid volume, followed by fetal breathing movements, non-stress test and fetal movements, while the lowest prediction value was assigned to the fetal tone. The modified biophysical profiles need to be perfected on a larger number of pregnant women, which would advance the predictability of this method in detection of hypoxic endangered fetuses.

fetal biophysical profile; perinatal outcome; IUGR

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