Objective:To determine whether an association exists between group B Streptococcus(GBS)colonization and preeclampsia among pregnant Black women.Methods:This retrospective cross-sectional study involved Black women who...
Background: Eclampsia is responsible for over 50,000 maternal deaths with incidence of 1 death in about 100 - 1500 deliveries in developing nations. In sub-Saharan Africa, Nigeria accounts for the highest maternal mor...
the ethical committee of Mustansiriyah University(No.160).
BACKGROUND Preeclampsia(PE)is a pregnancy syndrome of undetermined etiology;inflammation was one of the proposed theories for its development.AIM To examine the platelet to lymphocyte ratio(PLR),an inflammatory biomar...
Introduction: Preeclampsia can lead to several maternal and perinatal adverse effects. There are few published data on the association between transmembrane serine protease 6 (TMPRSS6) gene polymorphism and preeclamps...
Introduction: Pre-eclampsia (PE) is a public health problem especially in developing countries due to its incidence and severity. It is responsible for high maternal and perinatal morbidity and mortality. Accordingly,...
Background: Maternal and perinatal mortality and morbidity are mainly affected by hypertension during pregnancy (pre-eclampsia). Haemorrhage and cerebral bleeding are the primary and significant complications of pre-e...
Objective: To observe the changes of fetal umbilical vein (UV) Doppler parameters in pregnant women with preeclampsia (PE) and analyze their predictive values for maternal PE. Methods:
Introduction: Severe preeclampsia is a frequent cause of maternal death, and also a frequent indication for caesarean deliveries when faced with the need to expedite delivery. We sought complications specific to caesa...
Objective: To study the correlation of late-pregnancy serum 25-OH-VitD3 content with maternal endothelial injury and placental apoptosis in pregnant women with preeclampsia (PE). Methods: PE pregnant women and healthy...