BJOG : an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology
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1. To study computerised cardiotocograph parameters from women with type I diabetes; 2. to examine the significance of observed differences from the expected normal values. ⋯ Significant differences exist in cardiotocographs in maternal type I diabetes compared with normal fetuses. The changes may represent a delay in fetal maturation. The analysis mode of the computer will register these as abnormal features, but there is no evidence that they are pathological. We would recommend that computerised analysis is not used to assess pregnancies complicated by maternal type I diabetes mellitus.
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To study the potential for prenatal magnetic resonance imaging to predict pulmonary hypoplasia in congenital diaphragmatic hernia. ⋯ In isolated congenital diaphragmatic hernia, fetal lung volume measurement by magnetic resonance imaging is a potential predictor of pulmonary hypoplasia and postnatal outcome. Further studies are required to establish the clinical value of magnetic resonance imaging for the prenatal assessment of fetal lungs.