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This article, published in the journal Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynecology, examines the effectiveness of the cerebro-placental ratio (CPR) in predicting adverse perinatal outcomes in uncomplicated singleton pregnancies attending a 40-42 week appointment. The study analyzed data from 3143 pregnancies and found that maternal age, body mass index, racial origin, parity, and labor induction were significant predictors of adverse perinatal outcomes. However, the addition of the CPR did not improve the predictive performance, and the CPR alone had a low detection rate. Therefore, the study concludes that the CPR is not a reliable predictor of adverse perinatal outcomes in post-term pregnancies. [Extracted from the article]