title: Iron stocks and risk of anemia in twins.
abstract: This study aims to compare the risk of anemia by iron deficiency in mothers and infants of twin and single pregnancy. It concerned 33 couples of twins and 31 control, all 97 being term newborns. At birth, ferritinemia is significantly lower in twins, and reticulocytes count is significantly higher; their mothers have a significantly lower hemoglobin level and higher reticulocytes percentage and count. At 3 and 6 months, hemoglobin level and mean corpuscular hemoglobin are significantly lower in twins, as at 6 months ferritinemia is significantly lower in twins. Iron stocks constituted in utero are significantly lower in twin pregnancy, and this study support the early preventive iron treatment in twins.
authors.affiliation: Service de Néonatologie, Maternité La Rabta, Tunis Tunisia.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ben Miled
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bibi
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Khalfi
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Blibech
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Gharbi
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Castalli
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Khrouf
mesh_terms: D000747:Anemia, Hypochromic / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D004200:Diseases in Twins / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D004906:Erythrocyte Count; D004909:Erythrocyte Indices; D005260:Female; D005293:Ferritins / Q000097:blood; D006400:Hematocrit; D006454:Hemoglobins / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D010298:Parity; D010929:Placentation; D006473:Postpartum Hemorrhage / Q000453:epidemiology; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000453:epidemiology; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D014416:Tunisia / Q000453:epidemiology; D014592:Uterine Hemorrhage / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D006454:Hemoglobins; D005293:Ferritins