The Level of Heat Shock Protein 70 is Lower in Postterm Pregnancy

Soetrisno, Soetrisno

Indonesian Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology (Majalah Obstetri dan Ginekologi Indonesia)
Volume. 2, No. 1, January 2014

Objective: To analyze whether there are differences between the levels of HSP70 of Postterm pregnancy and aterm pregnancy in Dr. Moewardi Hospital, Surakarta, Central Java.

Method: This was a cross-sectional study. The independent variable was the level of Heat Shock Protein 70 (HSP70), and the dependent variable was the incidence of postterm pregnancy. The data was then analyzed by t test.

Result: The subjects were 45 women, who were divided into 2 groups of women with postterm pregnancies (15 women) and aterm pregnancies (30 women). The mean levels of HSP70 in the serum of women with postterm pregnancy is lower (0.40 ng/ml) compared to the level of the normal pregnant group (3.94 ng/ml) and this difference was statistically significant (p