Vol.12, No 2, 2005 pp. 93 - 96
UC 616.155.194-055.26:618.29

MATERNAL ANEMIA AND FETAL CEREBRAL HEMODYNAMIC RESPONSE - DOPPLER ASSESSMENT
Milan Stefanović, Mileva Milosavljević, Dragana Radović-Janošević, Ranko Kutlešić, Predrag Vukomanović
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Clinical Center Niš, Serbia and Montenegro

Summary. The aim of this study was to evaluate the fetal vascular adaptation to moderate and severe maternal anemia. Biometry, amniotic fluid index, uterine, cerebral and umbilical Doppler, and maternal hemoglobin level were measured at admission and 10 days after treatment. Results: Group 1 consisted of 18 pregnancies (maternal hemoglobin level > 60 g/L); Group 2 consisted of 14 pregnancies (maternal hemoglobin level < 60 g/L). At admission the cerebral and cerebral/umbilical Doppler index, amniotic fluid index, and biometry were lower in Group 2. The uterine index was normal in both groups. An abnormal fetal heart rate was found only in Group 2 (57.14%). At day 10, maternal hemoglobin level and amniotic fluid index was higher in Group 2 than in Group 1. The cerebral index and the cerebral-to-umbilical resistance ratio increased only in Group 2. The abnormal fetal heart rate disappeared in Group 2. Conclusion: Only severe maternal anemia (maternal hemoglobin level < 60 g/L) triggered fetal cerebral vasodilatation and reduced amniotic volume.
Key words: Maternal anemia, fetus, amniotic fluid volume, Doppler

MATERNALNA ANEMIJA I FETALNI CEREBRALNI HEMODINAMSKI ODGOVOR - DOPLER MERENJA
Kratak sadržaj: Svrha ove studije je ispitavanje vaskularne adaptacije fetusa na umerenu i tešku anemiju majke. Nivo maternalnog hemoglobina, biometrija, količina plodove vode, uterini, cerebralni i protok kroz pupčanik ispitan je Dopler ultrazvučnom pretragom na prijemu i 10 dana nakon terapije. Rezultati: Grupu 1 čini 18 trudnica (nivo maternalnog hemoglobina > 60 g/L); grupu 2 čini 14 trudnica (nivo maternalnog hemoglobina < 60 g/L). Na prijemu su cerebralni, cerebralni/umbilikalni Dopler indeksi, indeks količine plodove vode, i biometrija bili niži u grupi 2. Uterini Dopler indeksi bili su normalni u obe grupe. Patološki CTG zapis ustanovljen je samo u grupi 2 (57,14%). Nakon 10 dana, nivo maternalnog hemoglobina i indeks količine plodove vode porasli su više u grupi 2. Cerebralni indeks i cerebralni/umbilikalni odnos indeksa otpora raste samo u grupi 2. Patološki CTG zapis više nije prisutan u grupi 2. Zaključak: Samo je teška maternalna anemija (nivo maternalnog hemoglobina < 60 g/L) pokretač fetalne cerebralne vazodilatacije i uzrok smanjenja količine plodove vode.
Ključne reči: Maternalna anemija, fetus, plodova voda, Dopler