Title

Non-stress test as a predictor for high-risk pregnancy in the third trimester using fetal color Doppler

Authors

Neelam Tejwani^1,*, Neha Chaitanya², Razia Sultana¹ & Sachin Parmar³

Affiliation

¹Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology RD Gardi Medical College CRGH Hospital Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh, India; ²Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Lokmanya Tilak Municipal General Hospital and Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College, Sion, Mumbai, India; ³Department of Community Medicine, V.K.S. Government Medical College, Neemuch, Madhya Pradesh, India; *Corresponding author

Email

Neelam Tejwani - E-mail: neelamtejwani@gmail.com
Neha Chaitanya - E-mail: nehachaitanya139@gmail.com
Razia Sultana - E-mail: dr.raziasultana2015@gmail.com
Sachin Parmar - E-mail: dr.sachinparmar@gmail.com

Article Type

Research Article

Date

Received January 1, 2026; Revised January 31, 2026; Accepted January 31, 2026, Published January 31, 2026

Abstract

Maternal and fetal complications in high-risk pregnancies are among the leading causes of perinatal morbidity and mortality worldwide. Therefore, it is of interest to evaluate the utility of the non-stress test (NST) and Doppler ultrasound of the umbilical artery in expectancies of unfavourable perinatal outcomes in high-risk pregnancies. Data shows that abnormal NST and Doppler results were associated with high fetal distress, cesarean sections, small birth weight and NICU admission with Group D, (abnormal NST and Doppler), representing the poor results. The research indicates the interest in reducing the burden of high-risk pregnancies, where it was found that the combination of these tools works well as an early identification and intervention procedure.

Keywords

Non-stress test, Doppler ultrasound, high-risk pregnancy, fetal distress, perinatal outcome.

Citation

Tejwani et al. Bioinformation 22(1): 152-156 (2026)

Edited by

P Kangueane

ISSN

0973-2063

Publisher

Biomedical Informatics

License

This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited. This is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.