Maternal serum steroid hormones in vaginal delivery and caesarean section
Low maternal aldosterone concentrations showed the strongest association with urgent C-section, suggesting that aldosterone may play a protective role in successful vaginal delivery.
Authors
- Kristina Kralik (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4481-6365)
- Andrijana Müller (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3245-8318)
- Željko Debeljak (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1789-5387)
- Siniša Šijanović
- Mirta Kadivnik (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3005-4571)
- Dario Mandić (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3792-4384)
- Jasenka Wagner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1126-7523)
- Gramos Begolli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-2412-5585)
- Deni Plečko
Institutions
- University Clinical Center of Kosovo (XK)
- Klinički bolnički centar Osijek (HR)
- University of Osijek (HR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Biochemia Medica
- Published
- 2025-12-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.11613/bm.2026.010705
- Primary Topic
- Hormonal Regulation and Hypertension
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00