Uterine artery hemodynamic adaptation in early pregnancy follows a continuum established during the menstrual cycle. These adaptations result in decreased uterine artery impedance and increased blood flow. These changes differ from those observed in the upper extremity radial artery (control vessel) suggesting independence of regional pelvic and systemic hemodynamic adaptations.
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Ira M. Bernstein (2002) studied this question.