title: Serum calcium in normal pregnant women.
abstract: A prospective case-control study was done to determine any difference of serum calcium levels in pregnant women in third trimester and non-pregnant women. Serum calcium levels were determined in 30 normal non-gravid women and 30 women with normal pregnancies during third trimester with age range of 17-35 years. The mean serum calcium levels were found to be significantly lower in normal pregnant woman in third trimester than that of normal non-pregnant controls.
authors.affiliation: Biochemistry Department, Ibrahim Medical College, Dhaka.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Akhter
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Rahman
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ahmed
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ahmed
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Alam
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000886:Anthropometry; D001459:Bangladesh / Q000453:epidemiology; D002118:Calcium / Q000097:blood*; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010298:Parity; D011247:Pregnancy / Q000097:blood* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012016:Reference Values
chemical_list: D002118:Calcium