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The aim of the present study was to evaluate the role of fetal Doppler parameters at term for the prediction of pregnancy outcomes in patients affected by GDM.<\/jats:p><jats:p>\n          Methods\u2002Prospective cohort study in a single center. Evaluation of umbilical artery (UA) PI, middle cerebral artery (MCA) PI, cerebroplacental ratio (CPR) and umbilical-to-cerebral ratio (UCR) at &gt;\u200a37 weeks of gestation in singleton, morphologically normal pregnancies affected by GDM, was performed in order to estimate the association between ultrasound measurements at term and perinatal outcome. Regression linear analysis was used to estimate the association between fetal Doppler parameters and neonatal pH, neonatal Apgar score, neonatal weight and a composite adverse outcome. The receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve was used to estimate the possible predictive value of the above association.<\/jats:p><jats:p>\n          Results\u2002Our results on 130 women showed MCA PI to be the best predictor of perinatal outcomes in terms of low Apgar score at the 1st minute (p\u200a=\u200a0.00), pH (p\u200a=\u200a0.02) and composite adverse outcome (p\u200a=\u200a0.05). UCR showed a significant correlation with neonatal pH (p\u200a=\u200a0.02). No significant correlations for UA PI and CPR MoMs have been demonstrated in our population. However, the small sample size is a limitation of the study.<\/jats:p><jats:p>\n          Conclusion\u2002Evaluation of MCA Doppler and eventually UCR at term can be a useful tool to discriminate pregnancies affected by GDM\u200athat can benefit from IOL before 41 weeks in order to reduce complications related to this condition.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1055\/a-0753-0120","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2018,11,6]],"date-time":"2018-11-06T00:02:16Z","timestamp":1541462536000},"page":"675-680","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":15,"title":["Fetal Doppler Parameters at Term in Pregnancies Affected by Gestational Diabetes: Role in the Prediction of Perinatal Outcomes"],"prefix":"10.1055","volume":"41","author":[{"given":"Alessandra","family":"Familiari","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Women and Child Health, Policlinico A. 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