Vitamin levels in low-birth-weight newborn infants and their mothers.
The cord blood of 50 normal-birth-weight neonates (more than 2,500 grams) and 50 low-birth-weight neonates (less than 2,500 grams) and the respective mother's blood were analyzed for folate, vitamin B6, riboflavin, nicotinate, pantothenate, thiamin, biotin, vitamin B12, vitamin A, and beta-carotene concentrations at parturition. No mothers had received supplemental vitamin intake. Except for vitamin A and beta-carotene, maternal vitamin levels were lower than those of neonates in all instances. Vitamin levels in the blood of low-birth-weight neonates were the same of those of normal-birth-weight infants except for significantly lower folate, vitamin B12, and pantothenate levels.
D001710:Biotin / Q000097:blood; D002338:Carotenoids / Q000097:blood; D005260:Female; D005312:Fetal Blood / Q000032:analysis*; D005492:Folic Acid / Q000097:blood; D006801:Humans; D007230:Infant, Low Birth Weight; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008431:Maternal-Fetal Exchange; D009539:Nicotinic Acids / Q000097:blood; D010205:Pantothenic Acid / Q000097:blood; D011247:Pregnancy; D011736:Pyridoxine / Q000097:blood; D012256:Riboflavin / Q000097:blood; D013831:Thiamine / Q000097:blood; D014801:Vitamin A / Q000097:blood; D014805:Vitamin B 12 / Q000097:blood; D014815:Vitamins / Q000097:blood*
D009539:Nicotinic Acids; D014815:Vitamins; D014801:Vitamin A; D010205:Pantothenic Acid; D002338:Carotenoids; D001710:Biotin; D005492:Folic Acid; D011736:Pyridoxine; D014805:Vitamin B 12; D012256:Riboflavin; D013831:Thiamine