Predicting pregnancy survival from a single first trimester vaginal ultrasonogram

J Ultrasound Med. 1993 Nov;12(11):665-8. doi: 10.7863/jum.1993.12.11.665.

Abstract

This retrospective study evaluates early first trimester FHR, gestational SACD, and CRL measurements as means to predict ultimate pregnancy outcome. Outcomes of 274 pregnancies were monitored a single time by transvaginal ultrasonography with measurements recorded between 5.0 and 9.0 weeks' gestation. The measurements were then correlated with the pregnancy outcomes. FHR (P < 0.0001), gestational SACD (P = 0.0002), and CRL (P = 0.0059) each correlated positively with a successful pregnancy outcome. Measurements from a single transvaginal ultrasonogram can be used to predict a successful pregnancy outcome in the early first trimester.

MeSH terms

  • Anthropometry
  • Embryonic and Fetal Development*
  • Female
  • Fetus / anatomy & histology
  • Forecasting
  • Heart Rate, Fetal
  • Humans
  • Pregnancy
  • Pregnancy Outcome*
  • Pregnancy Trimester, First
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Survival Analysis
  • Ultrasonography, Prenatal*