To find out the correlation between persistence of uterine artery notch and
development of intrauterine growth retardation (IUGR) and pregnancy induced hypertension (PIH), and
to see if Doppler assessment can help identify high risk pregnancies.
In this study 500 obese pregnant women and 250 non-obese pregnant women
(Group of Control) were followed up to prove the role of obesity as a high risk
factor on the incidence of (P.I.H.). We found that:
1. There is a considerable increase in the
incidence of (P.I.H.), which was
proportional to the grade of obesity in the main group. The incidence of P.I.H.
was : %15.38 in grade 1, %26.42 in grade 2 and %42.22 in grade 3 of obesity
(Vs. %6.4 in the control group).
2. There is a considerable increase in the incidence of (P.I.H.) among the obese
pregnant women, especially when they are 36-45 years old (%32.39 Vs. %6.45
in control group).
So that it is advisable to screen all obese pregnant women especially when they
are 36-45 years old and consider them as a high risk group for the indicence of
(P.I.H.).
