Detection of Relationship between Maternal Thyroid Hormones and Severity of Preeclampsia

Preeclampsia is the most frequent medical complication of pregnancy and it is a multisystem disorder. Previous studies suggested a relationship between thyroid hormones levels and preeclampsia.

To assess the relation of thyroid hormone and preeclampsia.

This was a case-control study conducted at the Department of OBG, Babylon Teaching hospital for Maternity and child complex from the 1^st of Jan 2018 to the end of May 2018.

Total 200 respondents were included in this study, thyroid stimulating hormone TSH was increased in preeclamptic patients and were more than the other with significant association (p=0.02). T3 was decreased significantly in preeclampsia than normal healthy women with a decrease from severe to mild (0.04). Thyroid hormone T4 was also decreased in preeclamptic pregnant women than normal pregnant but no significant association was found (p=0.06).

There is a significant relation between preeclampsia and thyroid hormone.