Infleunce of plasma lipids in pregnant women before and during delivery on neonatal outcome

ABSTRACT

Plasma lipid profile including total cholesterol [TC], triglycerides [TG], low density lipoprotein [LDL], high density lipoprotein [HDL] and apolipoprotein A and B [apo A and apo B] was measured in 40 normal pregnant women studied longitudinally at 16, 20, 24, 28, 32 and 36 weeks of gestation during labor and 6 weeks postpartum. Their neonates were assessed for plasma lipid profile, Apgar score and birth weight. It was concluded that plasma atherogenic indices during pregnancy progressively increased till the moment of birth and decreased during the puerperium. These changes had a negative correlation on neonatal outcome regarding birth weight and Apgar score