Open AccessABO Blood Groups And Their Link With The Risk of Pre-Eclampsia
Author(s) -
Sana Shahid,
Syed Sadia Fatima,
Seema Ghani
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
biosight journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2710-0294
pISSN - 2710-0286
DOI - 10.46568/bios.v1i1.2
Subject(s) - abo blood group system , eclampsia , medicine , preeclampsia , pregnancy , obstetrics , pathological , retrospective cohort study , group b , risk factor , biology , genetics
ABO blood group antigens have been identified as pathological agent in different disease conditions. For some time, the association of blood group with pregnancy associated conditions like pre-eclampsia is extensively under debate. Preeclampsia is a distressing condition of pregnancy which commonly causes maternal and fetal mortality around the globe. Multiple risk factors are found to be associated with preeclamptic occurrence. In this study our aim was to delineate a specific blood group which could be implicated as a risk factor for pre-eclampsia. Methods: This retrospective study was conducted in a tertiary care hospital of Karachi and retrieved obstetric data including blood group was from medical record files of 368 patients. Obtained data was analyzed by IBM SPSS version 21. Results: The prevalence of B group was recorded to be 41.3% as compared to O (26.1%), A (22.8%) and AB (9.8%). So, it can be concluded that women having blood group B are more prone to develop pre-eclampsia. Conclusion: Blood grouping of pregnant women in early weeks of pregnancy could assist in prediction or better management of pre-eclampsia.