Laboratory assessment of iron status in pregnancy
Background: Efforts to improve maternal nutrition during pregnancy prompted an observational study of the occurrence of maternal iron deficiency and its laboratory diagnosis in almost 500 pregnancies. Methods: In this longitudinal study, the biochemical and haematological iron indices of women (n=49...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine 2011-07, Vol.49 (7), p.1225-1230 |
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Zusammenfassung: | Background: Efforts to improve maternal nutrition during pregnancy prompted an observational study of the occurrence of maternal iron deficiency and its laboratory diagnosis in almost 500 pregnancies. Methods: In this longitudinal study, the biochemical and haematological iron indices of women (n=492) attending a prenatal clinic in a Dublin maternity hospital were assessed at first booking (mean 15.9 weeks), and after 24 weeks, and 36 weeks of gestation. Full blood counts were measured. Serum ferritin (SF), zinc protoporphyrin (ZPP), and transferrin receptor (sTfR) concentrations were assayed and transferrin receptor index (sTfR-Index) was calculated. The occurrence of low values and their diagnostic values were considered. Results: A high occurrence iron deficiency (ID) at first booking (SF |
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ISSN: | 1434-6621 1437-4331 |
DOI: | 10.1515/CCLM.2011.187 |