Epidermal growth factor during labour in Nigerian women

Objective: To investigate if Epidermal growth factor (EGF) changes in amniotic fluid during labour in Nigerian Women. Setting: Tertiary Hospital and Prenatal Diagnosis centre in Lagos Nigeria. Study design: To confirm previous report in Caucasians, we examine amniotic fluid epidermal growth factor in samples collected in n=30 patient in active labour and in another group n=30 but delivered by Caesarian Section (C/S). All patients were at term (37–40 weeks of gestation). Results: There was a significant elevation (p