Maternal and fetal serum leptin levels and their association with maternal and fetal variables and labor: A cross-sectional study.

Background: Leptin is a polypeptide hormone that may be implicated in the pathogenesis of various disorders during pregnancy. We sought to determine serum leptin levels among pregnant women and their fetuses and to investigate their association with fetal and maternal variables.

Method: 452 pregnant women who attended to labor ward between January 2020 and August 2020 were included in the study.