C-reactive protein in pregnancy, labor, in the post partum period and in premature rupture of membranes

ABSTRACT

The changes in the serum level of the C-reactive protein [CRP] over the course of normal pregnancy, labor, in premature rupture of membranes [PROM] and also in the postpartum period, were evaluated in 80 cases using turbidimetric system. Also, the efficiency of CRP determination versus ESR, total leucocytic count and differential blood count in detecting PROM was evaluated. The study revealed that CRP levels did not show a significant difference in pregnancy compared with the control group. However, CRP level was more sensitive and specific than the other parameters in detecting subclinical chorioamnionitis. It has added the advantage of being an easy, accurate, rapid diagnostic method: