Open AccessRelationship of maternal and neonatal iron status
Author(s) -
Iqbal Nazar,
Muhammad Tayyib,
Tahira Tasneem,
Muhammad Farooq,
Ikram Din Ujjan
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
annals of king edward medical university
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2079-7192
pISSN - 2079-0694
DOI - 10.21649/akemu.v10i4.1266
Subject(s) - medicine , group b , serum iron , hemoglobin , ferritin , serum ferritin , iron status , obstetrics , group a , total iron binding capacity , pediatrics , gastroenterology , physiology , anemia , iron deficiency
A total of 80 full term pregnant women were selected and were divided into two groups on the basis of hemoglobin level. Group A included 40 pregnant women having Hb level more than 11.0 g/dl. Group A, included neonates born to group A mothers. Group B included 40 pregnant women having Hb < 11.0 g/dl and B, included their respective neonates. Serum iron, serum TIBC and serum ferritin were done by commercially available kits. Results obtained were analyzed by using students `t` test and level of significance was done. Serum iron and serum ferritin w as reduced in mothers of group B and their respective neonates while serum TIBC was higher in mothers and neonates of group B.