Maternal outcome in relation to Biochemical parameters in Hypertensive disorders in Pregnancy

Abstract

The aim of the present study was to correlate biochemical parameters like serum uric acid, LDH, AST, ALT, prothrombin time and APTT with maternal outcomes in Hypertensive diseases in pregnancy. Out of the 328 PIH cases, 9 (2.74%) maternal deaths were recorded during this study and 166 mothers were having complications and 194 mothers were having preterm delivery. All the 9 maternal death cases were admitted during emergency, 8(88.8%) came from rural areas, belonged to low socioeconomic class and had not taken antenatal care, 7 were primigravidas and from the 20-25 years age group. Serum levels of uric acid, LDH, AST, ALT and APTT were statistically significant with maternal deaths in comparison to mothers who survived.