Maternal and umbilical cord blood levels of leptin in pre-eclamptic and healthy pregnant women: A comparative cross-sectional study.

Lazarus Ugochukwu OkaforGeorge Uchenna ElejeJoseph Ifeanyichukwu IkechebeluEmmanuel Onyebuchi UgwuObi Betrand NwosuOkechukwu Christian IkpezeGerald Okanandu UdigweAhizechukwu Chigoziem EkeSamuel A OkoliCharlotte Blanche OguejioforChukwudi Anthony OgabidoDivinefavour Echezona MalachyIfeanyichukwu Jude OforChigozie Geoffrey Okafor

Published in: Women's health (London, England) (2023)

Maternal serum leptin concentration is significantly increased in women with pre-eclampsia, compared with their normotensive counterparts. This increase becomes even more pronounced as the severity of the disease progresses. Maternal serum leptin assessment has the potential to become a veritable tool in the diagnosis and monitoring of pregnancies complicated by pre-eclampsia.

Keyphrases

pregnancy outcomes
pregnant women
umbilical cord
birth weight
mesenchymal stem cells
gestational age
preterm birth
weight gain
physical activity
risk assessment
human health
climate change