Mineral levels in Women with Pre-Eclampsia in Third Trimester of Pregnancy

Shweta Dwivedi; Urvashi Singh Berman; Dharmveer Sharma

doi:10.58739/jcbs/v06i1.6

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Mineral levels in Women with Pre-Eclampsia in Third Trimester of Pregnancy

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Journal of Clinical and Biomedical Sciences

DOI: 10.58739/jcbs/v06i1.6

Year: 2016, Volume: 6, Issue: 1, Pages: 28-32

Short communications/brief reports

Mineral levels in Women with Pre-Eclampsia in Third Trimester of Pregnancy

Shweta Dwivedi^1*, Urvashi Singh Berman², Dharmveer Sharma³

1. Assistant Professor
3. Associate Professor, Department of Biochemistry
2. Associate Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Motilal Nehru Medical College, Allahabad, U.P, India.

*Corresponding Author
E-mail: [email protected]

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Abstract

Background: Preeclampsia, a systemic illness of late pregnancy seen in approximately 6% of prim-igravid women, is an important cause of maternal and fetal morbidity. The levels of calcium and magnesium in pregnancy may implicate in the possible role in pregnancy induced hypertension (PIH). This study as-sessed serum Ca2+, Mg2+, Na+ and K+ levels in women with PIH. Materials and Methods: We evaluated se-rum potassium, sodium, magnesium and calcium levels in 100 normal pregnant women and 100 women with pre-eclampsia. Result: We found elevated serum potassium levels and reduced calcium, sodium and magnesium levels in pregnant mothers with preeclampsia. Conclusion: Lowered plasma or serum magnesi-um concentrations in pre-eclampsia may contribute to the development in hypertension in pregnancy. In addition, a disturbed Calcium homeostasis is observed in pre-eclampsia.

Keywords: Pre-eclampsia, PIH, calcium, magnesium, sodium, potassium