Sub-optimal fetal iron acquisition under a maternal environment
JC Jaime-Perez, JL Herrera-Garza… - Archives of medical …, 2005 - Elsevier
Iron deficiency acquired at an early age can lead to significant developmental alterations. To
evaluate the need for an interventional trial, we determined the iron reserves of neonates
born to a group of women from an urban disadvantaged group. The influence of maternal
iron on newborn hemoglobin, birth weight, and height was also analyzed. Hemoglobin and
serum ferritin (SF) concentrations were measured at delivery on 201 neonates and their
mothers. Neonatal iron stores were considered deficient when the cord SF concentration …
evaluate the need for an interventional trial, we determined the iron reserves of neonates
born to a group of women from an urban disadvantaged group. The influence of maternal
iron on newborn hemoglobin, birth weight, and height was also analyzed. Hemoglobin and
serum ferritin (SF) concentrations were measured at delivery on 201 neonates and their
mothers. Neonatal iron stores were considered deficient when the cord SF concentration …