Figure 5

Stress measures cortisol and skin conductance measures before and after fetal MRI depending on severity of diagnosis. a) Cortisol levels immediately before (pre) and after (post) fetal MRI examination for women grouped by severity of diagnosis. All cortisol levels were reduced after MRI examination, with the best effect for the subgroup in which the fetal pathology was probably not compatible with survival. b) Skin conductance levels (SCL, in μs) of the first 5 minutes (t1) and last 5 minutes (t2) of fetal MRI examination of women grouped by severity of diagnosis. All SCL levels were reduced after MRI examination, with the best effect for the subgroup with no fetal malformation.