Cochrane: Doppler US improves outcomes in high-risk pregnancies

Jan 19, 2010

The use of Doppler ultrasound to monitor fetal health during high-risk pregnancies improves outcomes by decreasing the number of both cesarean sections and perinatal deaths, according to a new meta-analysis from the Cochrane Collaboration of Oxford, U.K.

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