| HOME | HELP | FEEDBACK | SUBSCRIPTIONS | ARCHIVE | SEARCH | TABLE OF CONTENTS |
|
|
|
|||||||
|
|||||||||
From the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Okayama University School of Medicine, Okayama, Japan
Abstract
Serum ferritin concentration has been thought to be a useful index of the status of iron stores. Serum ferritin concentration and hemoglobin, serum iron, and transferrin levels were measured simultaneously. In first-trimester pregnant women, serum iron and ferritin levels increased significantly as compared with those in nonpregnant women. During the second and third trimesters, serum iron and ferritin levels decreased significantly. However, hemoglobin levels showed little change and transferrin levels increased. At delivery, serum iron levels in cord blood were about twice as high as those in maternal blood, and serum ferritin levels in cord blood were about 10 times higher than those in maternal blood. Serum iron and ferritin levels between maternal and cord blood were well correlated. These results suggest that maternal body iron storage is depleted during the second trimester in patients who are not receiving supplemental iron. The data are also consistent with the concept that maternal serum iron is transported across the placenta by active transport and that a deficiency of maternal iron storage results in a deficiency of neonatal iron storage.
This article has been cited by other articles:
|
|
 |
|
  X. Chen, T. O. Scholl, and T. P. Stein Association of Elevated Serum Ferritin Levels and the Risk of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus in Pregnant Women: The Camden Study Diabetes Care, May 1, 2006; 29(5): 1077 - 1082. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
|
|
|
|
 |
|
 L. H Allen Multiple micronutrients in pregnancy and lactation: an overview Am. J. Clinical Nutrition, May 1, 2005; 81(5): 1206S - 1212S. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
|
|
|
|
 |
|
 D. Makola, D. M. Ash, S. R. Tatala, M. C. Latham, G. Ndossi, and H. Mehansho A Micronutrient-Fortified Beverage Prevents Iron Deficiency, Reduces Anemia and Improves the Hemoglobin Concentration of Pregnant Tanzanian Women J. Nutr., May 1, 2003; 133(5): 1339 - 1346. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
|
|
|
|
 |
|
 T. T. Lao, L. Y. Chan, K.-F. Tam, and L.-F. Ho Maternal Hemoglobin and Risk of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus in Chinese Women Obstet. Gynecol., May 1, 2002; 99(5): 807 - 812. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
|
|
|
|
|
|
M. L. Dreyfuss, R. J. Stoltzfus, J. B. Shrestha, E. K. Pradhan, S. C. LeClerq, S. K. Khatry, S. R. Shrestha, J. Katz, M. Albonico, and K. P. West Jr. Hookworms, Malaria and Vitamin A Deficiency Contribute to Anemia and Iron Deficiency among Pregnant Women in the Plains of Nepal J. Nutr., October 1, 2000; 130(10): 2527 - 2536. [Abstract] [Full Text]
|
|
|
|
 |
|
 T.T. Lao, K.-F. Tam, and L.Y. Chan Third trimester iron status and pregnancy outcome in non-anaemic women; pregnancy unfavourably affected by maternal iron excess Hum. Reprod., August 1, 2000; 15(8): 1843 - 1848. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
|
|
|
|
|
|
N. Zavaleta, L. E Caulfield, and T. Garcia Changes in iron status during pregnancy in Peruvian women receiving prenatal iron and folic acid supplements with or without zinc Am. J. Clinical Nutrition, April 1, 2000; 71(4): 956 - 961. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
|
|
|
|
|
|
J. HOU, S. P. CLIVER, T. TAMURA, K. E. JOHNSTON, and R. GOLDENBERG Maternal Serum Ferritin and Fetal Growth Obstet. Gynecol., March 1, 2000; 95(3): 447 - 452. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
|
|
| HOME | HELP | FEEDBACK | SUBSCRIPTIONS | ARCHIVE | SEARCH | TABLE OF CONTENTS |
