Open AccessPlasma lipids during pregnancy in women in Port Harcourt, Nigeria
Author(s) -
AC Ojule,
Chris Akani,
H C Opurum
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
nigerian journal of medicine/the nigerian journal of medicine
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2667-0526
pISSN - 1115-2613
DOI - 10.4314/njm.v14i2.37173
Subject(s) - pregnancy , port harcourt , medicine , fertility , cholesterol , gestation , obstetrics , parity (physics) , population , endocrinology , biology , genetics , physics , environmental health , particle physics , socioeconomics , sociology
Pregnancy in Caucasian women is known to be associated with hyperlipidaemia. In a background of poor socio-economic conditions, early marriage, poor acceptance of contraceptives, poor spacing of pregnancies, high fertility rate and poor maternal and child health indices, this study was designed to investigate the pattern and degree of serum lipid changes during pregnancy in black African women in Port Harcourt, Nigeria.