AN EXPLORATION OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MATERNAL NUTRITIONAL STATUS AND THE FETAL DEVELOPMENT II. THE VARIATION OF MATERNAL SERUM NUTRIENTS LEVELS AND ITS RELATION TO CORD BLOOD AND FOOD INTAKE / 营养学报

ABSTRACT

The biochemical study of the nutritional status of 101 healthy pregnant women and cord blood samples showed that maternal serum protein, albumin, hemoglobin (Hb), iron (Fe), zinc (Zn) and calcium (Ca) were decreased, and serum transferrin and copper (Cu) were increased in the course of gestation.Correlation coefficients and stepwise regression analysis suggested that the concentrations of serum protein, Fe, Zn, Ca,Hb were positively correlated with the intake of calories, proteins, animal foods (especially fish and meats), Ca and vitamin C.The concentration of cord blood Ca,Zn and Fe were found highly related to the maternal serum levels in the late stage of pregnancy (P