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SERUM CALCIUM, PHOSPHORUS AND MAGNESIUM LEVELS IN PREGNANT AND NON‐PREGNANT NIGERIANS
Author(s) -
Olatunbosun D. A.,
Adeniyi F. A.,
Adadevoh B. K.
Publication year - 1975
Publication title -
bjog: an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.157
H-Index - 164
eISSN - 1471-0528
pISSN - 1470-0328
DOI - 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1975.tb00688.x
Subject(s) - nigerians , calcium , magnesium , phosphorus , gestation , pregnancy , medicine , chemistry , biology , organic chemistry , political science , law , genetics
Summary Serum calcium, inorganic phosphorus and magnesium were determined in 282 Nigerian women comprising 213 pregnant women, 37 non‐pregnant controls, and 32 postpartum women. There was very little change in the serum calcium levels throughout pregnancy; the slight reduction which occurred during the 8th and 9th months was not statistically significant. There was a significant reduction in the serum concentrations of inorganic phosphorus and magnesium during the 8th and 9th months of gestation; the levels of both minerals rose to non‐pregnant levels at term.