Biochemical indices of nutritional status in maternal, cord, and early neonatal blood
1982
Vobecky, Jitka S. | Vobecky, Josef | Shapcott, D. | Demers, P-P. | Cloutier, Denys | Blanchard, Roger | Fisch, Christian
Extract: The nutritional status of 556 infants born in good health was measured by selected biochemical parameters in maternal venous blood, in mixed arteriovenous cord blood at delivery, and in infant's capillary blood collected at 5 days. The determinations indicating nutritional status were Hb, hematocrit, protein, cholesterol, triglycerides, vitamins A, C, E, and folic acid, iron, calcium, and magnesium. In maternal venous blood, a significant number of women were found to be deficient. Significant correlations were more frequent between maternal and cord blood than in other comparisons. An influence of parity and maternal age was more evident for vitamin C in cord blood than in maternal venous blood. Iron in maternal and cord blood decreased in relation to parity. (author)
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