Are low cardiac output and high total vascular resistance associated with higher risk of fetal distress or maternal complications in low-risk pregnant women?
Maternal cardiovascular adaptation, specifically low cardiac output and high vascular resistance, may help identify low-risk pregnant women at risk for labor complications.
The study of maternal cardiovascular adaptation at the end of pregnancy could help to identify low-risk patients who may develop complications during labor. In particular, low cardiac output and high total vascular resistance are apparently associated with higher risk of fetal distress or maternal complications. Copyright © 2017 ISUOG. Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
Valensise et al. (Sat,) studied this question.