Abstract： Objective To evaluate the clinieal significance of classification for intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy (ICP) on diagnosis and management of ICP. Methods A retrospective analysis was conducted on 1340 cases of ICP admitted to our hospitaI from January 2000 to December 2007.AIl subiects were divided to mild and severe ICP groups.AIl clinical data were retrieved,and clinical manifestations,biochemicsl indicators,mode of delivery,perinatal outcomes were analyzed between the two groups. Results These 1340 ICP cases occupied 8.58% of all the maternity inpatients during the study period.Among those delivered in the hospital(n=1058),including 52 twin pregnancies,the preterm birth rate was 11.72 oA(124/1058),the neonatal asphyxia rate was 2.07%(23/1110),and the perinatal mortality rate was 1.08%(12/1110).Skin pruritus was the main symptom in 75.97%(1018/1340) of all cases and no significant difference was found in the proportion of women with skin pruititus between mild and severe ICP cases [74.89%(522/697) vs 77.14%(496/643),X~2=0.94,P>0.05].The perinatal mortality rate(1.02%vs 1.46%),neonatal asphyxia rate(2.30% vs 1.82%)and preterrn birth rate(11.61 vs 12.04%)showed no difference between women with and without skin pruritus among those delivered in the hospital(all P>0.05).Comparisons between those women with CG≥64.43 μmol/L vs CG<64.43μmol/L,those with AST and/or ALT≥250 U/L vs both AST and ALT<250 U/L,those with TBA≥40 μmol/L vs DOI:10.3760/cma.j.issn.1007-9408.2010.02.005 TBA<40 μmol/L,the perinatal mortality rate,neonatal asphyxia rate and preterm birth rate were all lower in the former groups(all P<0.05).The average gestations at delivery was later in mild ICP women than in the severe ones[(38.3±1.9)weeks vs(36.1±1.7)weeks,P<0.05].And the cesarean section rate(73.73%va 97.33%),preterm birth rate(6.13 0A vs 18.28%),neonatal asphyxia rate(1.05%vs 3.49%) and perinatal mortality rate (0.18% vs 2.26%)in the mild ICP cases were all lower than in the severe ICP women(all P<0.05). Conclusions It ia helpful for the management of ICP by dividing ICP cases into mild or severe ones.Cesarean section ia recommended for severe ICP,and trial of labor may be possible for mild cases under close monitoring.