Abstract

Our primary aim was to evaluate the ability of various cerebroplacental ratio (CPR) reference values suggested by the Fetal Medicine Foundation to predict adverse neonatal outcomes in term fetuses exhibiting late-onset fetal growth restriction (LOFGR). Our secondary aim was to evaluate the effectiveness of other obstetric Doppler parameters used to assess fetal well-being in terms of predicting adverse neonatal outcomes. This was a retrospective cohort study of 317 pregnant women diagnosed with LOFGR at 37-40weeks of gestation between January 1, 2016, and September 1, 2019. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves were drawn to determine the predictive performance of CPR <1, CPR <5th or <10th percentile, and umbilical artery pulsatility (PI) >95th percentile in terms of predicting adverse neonatal outcomes. Pregnant women exhibiting LOFGR who gave birth in our clinic during the study period at a mean of 38 gestational weeks (minimum 37+0; maximum 40+6 weeks); the median CPR was 1.51 [interquartile range (IQR) 1.12-1.95] and median birthweight 2,350g (IQR 2,125-2,575g). The CPR <5th percentile best predicted adverse neonatal outcomes [area under the curve (AUC) 0.762, 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.672-0.853, p<0.0001] and CPR <1 was the worst predictor (AUC 0.630, 95% CI 0.515-0.745, p=0.021). Of other Doppler parameters, neither the umbilical artery systole/diastole ratio nor the mid-cerebral artery to peak systolic velocity ratio (MCA-PSV) predicted adverse neonatal outcomes (AUC 0.598, 95% CI 0.480-0.598, p=0.104; AUC 0.521, 95% CI 0.396-0.521, p=0.744 respectively). The CPR values below the 5th percentile better predicted adverse neonatal outcomes in pregnancies complicated by LOFGR than the UA PI and CPR <1 by using Fetal Medicine Foundation reference ranges.

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