title: Estriol serum levels, neonatal vitality and stromal villous edema in diabetic pregnancies.
abstract: Estriol serum levels, neonatal vitality and stromal villous edema were studied in diabetic pregnancies. The average serum estriol levels in diabetic patients whose placentas had villous edema was 26.45 +/- 9.16 ng/ml. This value was significantly lower than that of the diabetic patients without villous edema (59.26 +/- 12.06 ng/ml). The average serum estriol levels in diabetic patients who gave birth to depressed newborns was 25.68 +/- 9.73 ng/ml. In diabetic women who gave birth to vigorous newborns this value was 56.57 +/- 14.10 ng/ml. The difference was statistically significant. These results and similar findings from other authors are discussed.
mesh_terms: D004964:Estriol / Q000097:blood*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D010922:Placenta Diseases / Q000097:blood / Q000209:etiology; D011247:Pregnancy; D011254:Pregnancy in Diabetics / Q000097:blood*
chemical_list: D004964:Estriol