PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Bahkali, Nedaa M.
AU  - Alhammadi, Maisam H.
AU  - Jambi, Wehad S.
AU  - Albaradei, Hadeel A.
AU  - Alharbi, Nadin A.
AU  - Alsaif, Banan A.
AU  - Bahkali, Duaa M.
AU  - Bondagji, Nabeel S. H
TI  - Association between intrauterine fetal growth restriction and ABO blood groups at King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Saudi Arabia
AID  - 10.15537/smj.2023.44.12.20230489
DP  - 2023 Dec 01
TA  - Saudi Medical Journal
PG  - 1295--1299
VI  - 44
IP  - 12
4099  - http://smj.org.sa/content/44/12/1295.short
4100  - http://smj.org.sa/content/44/12/1295.full
SO  - Saudi Med J2023 Dec 01; 44
AB  - Objectives: To investigate the potential association between ABO blood groups and intrauterine fetal growth restriction (IUGR) among pregnant women who delivered at King Abdulaziz University Hospital (KAUH), Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.Methods: This is a retrospective cohort study analyzed the medical records of pregnant women who delivered at KAUH and had postnatal follow-up visits. Missing data were completed by conducting phone interviews with patients.Results: A total of 436 patients with a mean age of 31.2±5.5 years were included in the study. 50.7% of the women had blood type O, 28.4% had blood type A, 16.5% had blood type B, and 4.4% had blood type AB. The majority (94.7%) tested positive for the Rhesus antigen. Although statistically significant, women with blood groups AB and B exhibited higher rates of IUGR (31.6%, and 27.8%, respectively) compared to those with blood groups A and O, who had lower rates of IUGR (26.6%, and 24%, respectively).Conclusion: Our study results showed that women with blood groups AB and B had slightly higher rates of IUGR than those with A and O, who had lower rates of IUGR. A larger study comparing blood group O to other groups may provide more insight into the relationship between ABO blood groups and IUGR.