Issue
Copyright (c) 2024 Homood Alharbi, Abdualrahman Saeed Alshehry, Ahmed Alsadoun, Mohammad Ahmad, Swason Mohamed alhoud
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.
The undersigned hereby assign all rights, included but not limited to copyright, for this manuscript to CMB Association upon its submission for consideration to publication on Cellular and Molecular Biology. The rights assigned include, but are not limited to, the sole and exclusive rights to license, sell, subsequently assign, derive, distribute, display and reproduce this manuscript, in whole or in part, in any format, electronic or otherwise, including those in existence at the time this agreement was signed. The authors hereby warrant that they have not granted or assigned, and shall not grant or assign, the aforementioned rights to any other person, firm, organization, or other entity. All rights are automatically restored to authors if this manuscript is not accepted for publication.Exploring the prognostic significance of β-HCG levels in cervicovaginal secretions and maternal risk factors for early birth
Corresponding Author(s) : Mustafa Sawsan Aloahd
Cellular and Molecular Biology,
Vol. 70 No. 2: Issue 2
Abstract
Preterm birth is one of the leading causes of death in the perinatal period, this study was conducted to investigate the predictive value of β-HCG Levels in cervicovaginal secretions and maternal risk factors in preterm delivery. This cross-sectional study was conducted over a six-month period from January 1 to June 30, 2021, in Baghdad hospitals. The data were collected and used from the mothers who went to the hospital for delivery. Demographic information of patients and some risk factors were investigated. Vaginal secretions were sampled with a cotton swab. β-HCG level in weeks 29, 31, 33, and 35 was measured by ELISA method. Data were analyzed with SPSS Ver 25 software and a significance level of less than 0.05 was considered. The mean age of the study participants was 28.29 ± 5.68 years. There was a significant difference in the level of β-HCG between women with full-term delivery and pre-term women in weeks 29, 31, 33, and 35 of pregnancy (P ≤ 0.001). Maternal factors such as age older than 35 years, BMI, history of thyroid disease, blood pressure, premature rupture of the amniotic sac, parity, twin and multiple births, and decreased amniotic fluid volume have been identified as factors affecting preterm delivery. The β-HCG level can also be a helpful marker for preterm birth.
Keywords
Download Citation
Endnote/Zotero/Mendeley (RIS)BibTeX
