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Then the quantity of PAPP-A was recorded in three groups including less than 0.5 MOM, 0.5 to 2.5 MOM, and more than 2.5 MOM.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Results:<\/jats:title>\n \n Data of 1061 women were analyzed. 900 women (84.8%) had term delivery and 155 women (14.6%) had pre-term deliveries. PAPP-A levels were normal in 83.4% of women. BMI and number of pregnancies had significant relationships with PAPP-A (\n p<\/jats:italic>\n < 0.001,\n P<\/jats:italic>\n = 0.03 respectively). The mean BMI in mothers with PAPP-A higher than 2.5 was significantly more than mothers with normal or lower PAPP-A levels (26.2 \u00b1 31,\n P<\/jats:italic>\n = 0.04). The frequency of term labor in mothers with normal PAPP-A was higher than other mothers (86.3%,\n P<\/jats:italic>\n = 0.04). The frequency of preeclampsia in recent pregnancies in mothers with normal PAPP-A was significantly lower than other mothers (\n p<\/jats:italic>\n < 0.001) and the frequency of abortions in recent pregnancies in mothers with PAPP-A less than 0.5 was significantly higher than mothers with normal or elevated PAPP-A (\n p<\/jats:italic>\n < 0.001).\n <\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Conclusion:<\/jats:title>\n Mothers with low PAPP-A levels are more likely to have poor pregnancy outcomes such as abortion, pre-term labor, and preeclampsia.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.4103\/abr.abr_344_21","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2023,4,25]],"date-time":"2023-04-25T02:46:17Z","timestamp":1682390777000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1097\/lww.0000000000001000","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":8,"title":["Evaluation of the Relationship between Pregnancy-Associated Plasma Protein A (PAPP-A) and Pregnancy 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