Combined maternal serum C3 activation and uterine artery Doppler at 14-20 weeks as predictors for pre-eclampsia in primigravida

ABSTRACT

Background: Preeclampsia is a multisystem disorder of pregnancy, which complicates 3%-5% of pregnancies in the western world. It is a major cause of maternal morbidity and mortality worldwide. The cardinal clinical features of the condition are hypertension and proteinuria occurring after 20 weeks gestation in women who were not previously known to be hypertensive