Maternal cerebral Doppler velocimetry before, during, and after a normal pregnancy: a longitudinal study.

Objective: Our purpose was to determine normative data for maternal cerebral blood flow indices. Study design. A prospective longitudinal study.

Spontaneous reversal of mirror syndrome in a twin pregnancy after a single fetal death.

The case report illustrates that pre-eclampsia like symptoms can arise as a consequence of pathological changes in a single feto-placental unit of a twin pregnancy and may resolve spontaneously when the cause is removed.

A longitudinal study of maternal oxygen saturation during short-term submaximal exercise.

Purpose: Longitudinal prospective study before, during and after normal pregnancy of the effect of short-term submaximal exercise on maternal oxygen saturation.

Methods: Fourteen healthy women were recruited to the study before a planned pregnancy, and were followed seven times during the pregnancy and for up to 6 month after delivery. A submaximal bicycle exercise test with a target heart rate of 85% of the predicted age-adjusted maximum was performed.