Hemoglobin and serum ferritin levels in mothers and infants at birth.
Hemoglobin levels and serum ferritin concentrations were measured in cord blood and maternal blood taken a few hours before birth. Maternal serum ferritin levels were 29.1 +/- 18.6 micrograms/l which is lower than values given for normal adult women. Serum ferritin levels in cord blood were 144.4 +/- 73.2 micrograms/l which is higher than levels in normal adult men. No correlation was found between maternal and newborn serum ferritin levels, between newborn hemoglobin and serum ferritin levels, or between newborn birth weight and serum ferritin levels.
D001724:Birth Weight; D005260:Female; D005293:Ferritins / Q000097:blood*; D005312:Fetal Blood / Q000032:analysis; D006454:Hemoglobins / Q000032:analysis*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007743:Labor, Obstetric; D011247:Pregnancy; D012016:Reference Values
D006454:Hemoglobins; D005293:Ferritins