Importance of determining macro- and microelemental composition of blood in pregnant women with threat of preterm birth

Aim. In order to establish the dependence of the threat preterm birth in pregnant women on the concentration of macro- and micronutrients, a comparative analysis of blood was carried out in 92 pregnant women aged 19 to 37 before and after treatment. Materials and methods. Quantitative elemental analysis of blood serum was performed for 8 elements: Ca, Cu, Fe, K, Mg, Na, Zn, Se using the method of inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometry (ICP MS 7700e, Intertech. Corp., USA). Results. The conducted macro- and microelements content analysis revealed that during pregnancy, childbirth and perinatal period, a violation of their quantity is of no small importance. Conclusions. A reliably significant dependence of the threat of abortion, hypoxia, intrauterine growth retardation on the balance of macro- and microelements was noted.