Umbilical blood flow

Umbilical blood flow is checked to determine the development of the fetus in the uterus, such as whether there is intrauterine growth retardation, to determine whether there is a tendency to develop hypertension syndrome during pregnancy, to determine whether there is intrauterine hypoxia, and fetal chromosomal abnormalities. Umbilical blood flow such as congenital malformations can sometimes show abnormalities. Abnormal umbilical blood flow may also be related to developmental defects in the placenta and histological abnormalities. Normal values ​​are related to the number of weeks of pregnancy.