title: Dietary and serum calcium in pregnant women.
abstract: Dietary and serum calcium were estimated in 200 normal pregnant women between 37-41 weeks of gestation and in cord blood of their new born. Calcium intake per person per day was low, 11.8mmol/L, as compared with the daily recommended allowance of 30 mmol/L. Mean maternal serum calcium level was also low (1.9 mmol/L) and only 20% of mothers had serum calcium within normal range. Mean calcium value in cord blood was at lower limit of normal range, being 2.3 mmol/L; 38.5% of cord samples (77) were below the normal range.
authors.affiliation: PMRC Research Centre, Karachi.
authors.forename: T J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Hassan
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ibrahim
authors.forename: S N
authors.initials: SN
authors.lastname: Jafarey
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002118:Calcium / Q000097:blood*; D002136:Calcium, Dietary / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy / Q000097:blood*
chemical_list: D002136:Calcium, Dietary; D002118:Calcium