Stillbirth Risk Identification Using Multiparametric Ultrasound

Launched by UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA · Apr 8, 2025

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ClinConnect Summary

This clinical trial is looking at a new way to identify the risk of stillbirth by using a special type of ultrasound called quantitative ultrasound from the placenta (QUS-P). The researchers want to find out if this ultrasound can help predict a condition known as perinatal hypoxia, which means the baby isn't getting enough oxygen before birth. The study is currently recruiting pregnant women who are planning to deliver at BC Women's Hospital and are between 19 and 38 years old, with only one baby (singleton) in the womb.

If you decide to participate in this trial, you will undergo ultrasound tests between 35 and 37 weeks of your pregnancy. Your involvement will help researchers learn more about this promising method of risk identification and potentially improve care for future mothers and babies. It's important to know that this study is observational, meaning that while you will receive standard prenatal care, the focus is on gathering information rather than testing a treatment.

Gender

FEMALE

Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • 1. Pregnant with singleton
• • 2. Age 19 years or older
• • 3. Provision of informed consent
• • 4. Planning to deliver at BC Women's Hospital
• • 5. 38 weeks gestation or less
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • 1. Pregnant with multiples
• • 2. Not planning to deliver at BC Women's Hospital
• • 3. Less than 19 years of age
• • 4. Greater than 38 weeks gestation