OBJECTIVE To determine whether the ratio of first-trimester aspartate aminotransferase (AST) to platelet index (APRI) score will be useful as a new determinant hemolysis, elevated liver enzymes, low platelets (HELLP) syndrome that may develop in later stages pregnancy Study Design: Descriptive-analytical study. PLACE AND DURATION OF STUDY Perinatology Clinic Etlik Zubeyde Hanim Maternity and Wo...

Severe pre-eclampsia, associated with HELLP syndrome, can occur after a normal delivery and birth in a woman whose blood pressure has remained normal throughout the antenatal period. Although rare, the syndrome can lead to pulmonary oedema or renal failure, and should be borne in mind when a woman develops epigastric or right upper-quadrant pain after a normal pregnancy and delivery. A signific...