A Protocol for Evaluating Vital Signs and Maternal-Fetal Parameters Using High-Resolution Ultrasound in Pregnant Mice

Jose Galaz; Roberto Romero; Marcia Arenas-Hernandez; Bogdan Panaitescu; Valeria Garcia-Flores; Nardhy Gomez-Lopez

doi:10.1016/j.xpro.2020.100134

A Protocol for Evaluating Vital Signs and Maternal-Fetal Parameters Using High-Resolution Ultrasound in Pregnant Mice

Jose Galaz
, Roberto Romero
, Marcia Arenas-Hernandez
, Bogdan Panaitescu
, Valeria Garcia-Flores
, Nardhy Gomez-Lopez

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Abstract

Pregnancy is a unique physiological state in which two individuals coexist: the mother and the fetus. Disruption of maternal-fetal crosstalk leads to pregnancy and neonatal pathologies. Therefore, assessing maternal-fetal well-being is essential for understanding the physiological and pathological processes occurring during pregnancy. Herein, we provide a protocol that allows for the determination of body temperature, blood pressure, and the evaluation of uterine and umbilical arteries as well as maternal and fetal heart rate using high-resolution ultrasound in pregnant mice. For complete details on the use and execution of this protocol, please refer to Gomez-Lopez et al. (2020).

Original language	English
Article number	100134
Journal	STAR Protocols
Volume	1
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xpro.2020.100134
State	Published - Dec 18 2020

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