Modes of Delivery Impact Maternal Oxidative Stress Biomarkers and Dynamic Thiol Disulphide Homeostasis

Modes of Delivery Impact Maternal Oxidative Stress Biomarkers and Dynamic Thiol Disulphide Homeostasis

Modes of delivery impact maternal oxidative stress biomarkers and dynamic thiol disulphide homeostasis

Inclusion Criteria:

For VD group:

• Women with spontaneous uncomplicated vaginal delivery
• Women who were in the 38th week and vertex presentation and whose contractions had started naturally.

For CS group:

• Women in their 38th week of pregnancy who delivered by elective CS without uterine contractions

Exclusion Criteria:

• Participants who were smokers
• Participants who had a non-optimal pre-pregnancy body mass index
• Systemic diseases such as diabetes mellitus and gestational hypertension.