DOI: 10.36347/sjams.2019.v07i01.040

Pages: 221-227

Introduction: Hypertensive disorders complicate 5 to 10 percent of all pregnancies and together they are one member of the deadly triad –along with haemorrhage and infections - that contributes to maternal mortality and morbidity. Hypertensive disorders during pregnancy may cause damage to liver which may manifest biochemically as a deranged liver function test and subsequent maternal morbidity and mortality. Elevation in liver enzymes in a pre-eclamptic patient is significant and influences fetomaternal outcome. The aim of this study is to study the liver function tests in preeclamptic patient, to compare the serum liver enzymes in normal pregnant women and in women with preeclampsia and to compare maternal and perinatal outcomes and severity of the disease with serum liver enzymes.