title: [Ferritin level in newborn infants after prepartal iron medication].
abstract: Aim of the study was to find out the influence of iron medication of pregnant women on the iron levels of their newborn. In a prospective randomised study the iron-substituted group (n = 57) was treated with 2 x 1 Aktiferrin comp. Kps. (Merckle) during pregnancy, starting from the 22nd week. The control group (n = 46) had no medication during pregnancy. The substituted group had statistically significantly higher serum ferritin levels in the 30th week of pregnancy (p less than 0.048), higher levels measured in the cord blood at birth (p less than 0.001), and also the newborn of this group had statistically significant higher serum ferritin levels than the newborn of the control group (p less than 0.001). Our conclusion is that prepartal iron medication leads to increased iron stores in the newborn.
authors.affiliation: I. Univ.-Frauenkl. Wien.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Barrada
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Pateisky
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Schatten
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Salzer
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Vavra
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Spona
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sevelda
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D005293:Ferritins / Q000097:blood*; D005296:Ferrous Compounds / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000493:pharmacokinetics; D005312:Fetal Blood / Q000378:metabolism*; D005865:Gestational Age; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008431:Maternal-Fetal Exchange / Q000502:physiology*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011295:Prenatal Care
chemical_list: D005296:Ferrous Compounds; C020748:ferrous sulfate; D005293:Ferritins
vernacular_title: Ferritinspiegel von Neugeborenen nach präpartaler Eisenmedikation.