PR000317 (Project)

Description:Placental abruption is an ischemic placental disorder that results from the premature separation of the placenta from the wall of the uterus before delivery of the fetus. This disorder is associated with pre-term delivery, fetal death, maternal hemorrhagic shock, and renal failure. Several physiologic disturbances, such as oxidative stress, carbohydrate/fatty acid metabolism, and mitochondrial dysfunction, have been associated with ischemic placental disorder as well as with placental abruption. This preliminary study proposes to identify metabolites associated with incident placental abruption using existing serum and clinical data from a previously studied cohort. Metabolomics analysis will be carried out on maternal serum (51 cases and 51 controls) collected in early pregnancy (early second trimester).