Objective: The aim of our study was to assess the levels of copper/zinc ratio among preeclampsia, to compare Systolic blood pressure (SBP) in preeclampsia and normal pregnancy. The objective was targeted at highlighting the role of copper and zinc in preventing the complications of pregnancy.

Materials and Methods: 120 pregnant women, of which 60 normal pregnancy and 60 pregnant with increased blood pressure along with pedal edema and proteinuria were estimated for serum copper and zinc.

Results: Copper/zinc ratio was low in preeclampsia than the normal pregnancy without complications. The decrease in the copper/zinc ratio was indirectly proportional to the SBP.

Conclusion: The importance of copper and zinc in perinatal complications is explained by the fall in copper/zinc ratio in accordance with the increase in SBP among the cases of preeclampsia. Hence, the screening of these minerals becomes mandatory early in the first trimester.

Keywords: Copper, Zinc, Systolic blood pressure, Preeclampsia, Pregnancy.

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Mr. A.Sreenivas Reddy

Assistant professor, Department of Biochemistry, SRM Medical College Hospital & Research Centre, SRM IST, Kattankulathur, Tamilnadu, India