Maternal Neutrophil gelatinase assosiated lipocalin level in last trimester isolated intrauterine growth-restriction

Intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR) is theinability of the fetus to achieve the biologically accessible growth potential.Neutrophil gelatinase assosiated lipocalin (NGAL) is synthesised from the cell under stress. Infection, inflammation (synthesised from secondary granules of activated neutrophils), ischaemia, neoplastic transformation are conditions that increase NGAL expression. Our current study aimed to investigate the relation ship between the isolated IUGR in the third trimester and maternal serum NGAL. Materials and methods: This prospective case-control study included total 88 pregnant Women whowere between the 24th and 39th gestational weeks and who applied to the Lokman Hekim University Ankara Hospital Gynaecology and Obstetrics Department between 2020 March-2022 Octaber. The Study Group consisted of 41pregnant women who were diagnosed with Isolated IUGR with Estimated Fetal Weight (EFW)