C-REACTIVE PROTEIN AS A PREDICTOR OF PREGNANCY INDUCED HYPERTENSION

Abstract

Introduction: As the leading cause of perinatal death and morbidity, hypertension affects 10% 
of pregnancies and is the most common medical consequence of pregnancy. 
Aims: The main objective of this study is to determine the level of C-reactive protein (CRP) in 
pregnancy induced hypertension (PIH) along with normal pregnant mothers and compare them
and to seek a relationship between PIH and serum CRP as an inflammatory biomarker for the 
predictor of the disease.