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Continuous wave Doppler umbilical artery blood flow velocity wave form is presented in 14 drug addicted mothers between 22–40 weeks of gestational age from New York City. The mean S/D ratio ranged from 2.36 to 4.30. Doppler study of the fetal umbilical artery could be a valuable addition for assessment of fetal well being in drug addicted mothers.
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Chatterjee, M.S. Continuous wave Doppler umbilical artery blood flow velocity wave forms in drug addicted mothers. Arch Gynecol Obstet 247, 117–119 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02390858
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02390858