Objectives The objectives were 1. To study the effect of placental embolisation as well as maternal hypoxaemia on fetal left and right ventricular function as reflected by pulsed-wave Doppler-derived myocardial performance index (MPI). 2. To study myocardial systolic and diastolic function of the fetal left and right ventricles using ultrasound speckle tracking technique to measure global strain ...