Clinical Study
Activity of Proteolytic Enzymes and Level of Cystatin C in the Peripartum Period
Figure 2
Mean activity of serum cathepsin B 1 day before delivery (−1), on the day of labor (0), and on the first (1) and second (2) days postpartum in three groups of patients as compared to the control group. VB: vaginal birth, CS: cesarean section, LI: labor induction; statistically significant.