Comparison of the levels of serum prolactin and the concentrations of anti-infective factors of human colostrum in normal labor and cesarean section / 中国病理生理杂志

ABSTRACT

AIM: To compare the difference in serum prolactin levels and the concentrations of anti-infective factors of human colostrums between normal labor and cesarean section. METHODS: The serum prolactin levels were measured at 48 h, 96 h after parturition in 100 cases of normal labor and cesarean using radioimmunoassay. Furthermore, the levels of SIgA, IgG, IgM, C 3, C 4 were tested in 100 cases at the same time using the technique of immuno-turbidimetry. RESULTS: The serum prolactin levels in normal labor tested at 48 h after parturition were significantly different with that of the cesarean section group. But there was no significant difference in serum prolatin levels 96 h after parturition between the two groups. The levels of SIgA,IgG,IgM,C 3 and C 4 of the colostrum in the cesarean group were higher significantly than those of the normal group at 48 h after parturition. ( P