The effects of maternal serum lipid on maternal blood pressure and fetal birth weight: a prospective cohort study

Objective: This study was conducted to assess the social-demographic characteristic and the effect of maternal fasting serum lipids between trimesters and its effect on maternal blood pressure and fetal birth weight. Materials and methods: A prospective cohort study was designed for recruiting pregnant women who were in their 1st trimester at a primary maternal child health center (KKIA). The study involved taking fasting serum lipids (FSL), blood pressure (BP) measuring and urine albumin in every trimester. Results: Fasting serum triglyceride (TG), low density lipoprotein (LDL), high density lipoprotein (HDL) and total cholesterol (TC) were significantly (p