title: Impact of multiple prenatal risk factors on newborn iron status at delivery.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Maternal anemia and several complications of pregnancy can affect fetal iron acquisition.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  Because it is unknown whether the effects of demographic and maternal risk factors (RF) are summative, we examined cord iron status in newborns with multiple RF for acquiring iron deficiency.
  
  
  METHODS
  Cord blood indices from healthy control newborns with and without RF for newborn or infant iron deficiency were studied.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Newborns with greater RF had poorer erythrocyte and storage iron status. Poorest status was seen if mothers with comorbid obesity and diabetes delivered large-for-gestation newborns. Findings highlight the importance of identifying RF.
authors.affiliation: UW-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health, USA.
authors.forename: Heather M
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: McLimore
authors.forename: Alyssa K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Phillips
authors.forename: Sharon E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Blohowiak
authors.forename: Daphne Q-D
authors.initials: DQ
authors.lastname: Pham
authors.forename: Christopher L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Coe
authors.forename: Beth A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Fischer
authors.forename: Pamela J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Kling
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D018798:Anemia, Iron-Deficiency / Q000097:blood*; D001724:Birth Weight; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus; D004906:Erythrocyte Count; D005260:Female; D005312:Fetal Blood / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism; D006454:Hemoglobins / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D007501:Iron / Q000097:blood*; D008297:Male; D009765:Obesity / Q000150:complications; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000097:blood*; D012307:Risk Factors; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D006454:Hemoglobins; D007501:Iron