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OBSERVATIONS ON MATERNAL AND FETAL FERRITIN CONCENTRATIONS AT TERM
Author(s) -
Kelly Anne M.,
Macdonald D. J.,
McDougall A. Neil
Publication year - 1978
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.1471-0528.1978.tb14890.x
Subject(s) - ferritin , serum ferritin , fetus , microgram , cord , cord blood , andrology , physiology , term (time) , serum concentration , pregnancy , chemistry , obstetrics , endocrinology , medicine , biology , biochemistry , surgery , physics , in vitro , genetics , quantum mechanics
Summary The concentration of serum ferritin was measured in 115 paired maternal and cord specimens obtained from patients delivering at term. There was a significantly lower concentration of ferritin in cord serum when the maternal value was 10 44g/l or less. The maternal ferritin appeared to be lower in mothers who had three or more previous pregnancies or were socially deprived.