High umbilical arterial doppler reading.

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I might not get the answers I need here but I'm 37 weeks and have been having regular growth scans - baby is pretty big. I'm currently an inpatient due to high bp, swelling and other stuff. Last night I hadn't had much movement so they popped me on the monitor and all was fine. Same again this morning after still not much movement. Today at my scan they said their was an issue with the blood flow? She asked if it had been having movements and I explained about going on the monitor. She said she will send the report up from the scan to the doctors and they will discuss it with me on the ward rounds. They said if I don't deliver in 3 days I will need to go back again for another scan. Anyone else experienced this? Worried.

Results are
Umb-PS 40.99cm
Umb-ED 8.54cm
Umb-S/D 4.80
Umb-RI 0.79

I had a really high reading too (midwife scanned) so was immediately referred to the foetal medicine consultant who re scanned me immediately. She found absolutely normal pressures. She said it's very easy to find high pressures and that sometimes people can't find the true pressure for whatever reason. She was vastly experienced and was very reassuring. Who scanned you?

I was scanned by a consultant. Since then it's been discovered that I have pre-eclempsia. Maybe will be coming out before the end of the week.

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Ok well that might explain it then. Good luck and all the best!