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Role of Fetal Serum Prolactin in Pregnancy

DR. SAYESHA VIRK, DR SHIKHA JOSHI, DR AMRITA BHADAURIA, DR. C. HARIHARAN
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.21013/jas.v3.n2.p15
Abstract

In our study we have tried to to study the comparison of fetal cord serum prolactin level in normal and abnormal pregnancies and correlate the cord serum prolactin level with occurrence of HMD and to establish the fact that If cord serum prolactin is less, then there might be the chances of neonate developing HMD .study was conducted in Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Datta Meghe Institute Of Medical Sciences, Sawangi (Meghe), Wardha (1st September 2005 to 31st August 2007: on 160 randomly selected booked and unbooked women GROUP A 80 women with normal pregnancies GROUP B 80 women with abnormal pregnancies.


In a prospective study umbilical cord serum prolactin level was found to be lower in women with abnormal pregnancy.

Keywords
Prolactin, HMD, umbilical cord
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