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J Fac Med Baghdad 2014; Vol.56, No .2 Received Sep .2013 Accepted Dec. 2013   Background: Several reports show that hypertension is a leading cause of maternal and fetal morbidity; also ABO blood group may be blamed in susceptibility to human diseases as blood-group antigens which influence the bioavailability of E-selectin, TNF-alpha and intra cellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM1) factors that implicated in the pathogenesis of preeclampsia. Objective: To evaluate the possible relationship between ABO blood group and Rh with hypertension in pregnancy. Patients and method: Case- control study is conducted in Al-Batool teaching hospital for maternity and children in Baquba city. Two hundred and twenty (220) pregnant women with hypertension and 100 normal healthy pregnant women, in specific age group are enrolled . Comparison between hypertension and ABO blood group is done. Statistical …