Correlation between elevated maternal serum alpha-fetoprotein and ischemic placental disease: a retrospective cohort study.

Xiaoqing Dai Huimin Zhang Bin Wu Wenwen Ning Yijie Chen Yiming Chen

Published in: Clinical and experimental hypertension (New York, N.Y. : 1993) (2023)

Maternal serum AFP levels during the second trimester can monitor IPD, such as IUGR, PROM, and placenta previa. Maternal women with high serum AFP levels are more likely to deliver male fetuses and low birth weight infants. Finally, the maternal age (≥35 years) and hepatitis B carriers also increased maternal serum AFP significantly.

Keyphrases

birth weight
pregnancy outcomes
low birth weight
gestational age
preterm birth
preterm infants
pregnant women
weight gain
oxidative stress
brain injury