The role of maternal serum alpha-fetoprotein in preterm birth: A literature review

Preterm birth is one of the most important global issues. Mortality and morbidity among children under 5 years, including neonates, affected by preterm birth. A good maternal care, health workers, facilities play an role in outcome pregnancy, An early screening test for pregnancy crucial to find any abnormality thus can be predicted following treatment may applied without delay. One potential biomarker alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) that found serum. Web-based literature search was carried out using several keywords. This review aims collect data articles conclude correlation biomarkers diagnostic