title: [Iron status in pregnant women and its changes during preeclampsia].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Micronutrients or trace elements are minerals essential for growth and development of the body human.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To analyze changes in normal pregnancy and during preeclampsia, serum iron and its main proteins: ferritin and soluble transferrin receptors.
  
  
  METHODS
  This is a prospective study of case- control study of 56 pregnant women and 30 non-pregnant women selected as controls. Pregnant women received a quarterly dosing paramètres. The same assays were performed once in controls.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The comparative assay of various parameters in normal pregnancy and in control women showed a significant decrease in serum iron from 1 to the third quarter, a slight decline in reserves ferritin in 1st and 2nd quarter increases and becomes significant in the third quarter and an increase of soluble receptors trasferrine during pregnancy, which becomes significant in the third quarter. We noted a disturbance of these parameters in preeclampsia.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Iron is essential for fetal development. His involvement in several maternal- fetal complications is not to dismantle .
authors.forename: Monia
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Malek-mellouli
authors.forename: Fethi Ben
authors.initials: FB
authors.lastname: Amara
authors.forename: Wafa
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Loussaief
authors.forename: Hédi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Reziga
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D005260:Female; D005293:Ferritins / Q000097:blood; D005865:Gestational Age; D006801:Humans; D007501:Iron / Q000097:blood*; D039382:Maternal Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; D009752:Nutritional Status; D011225:Pre-Eclampsia / Q000097:blood* / Q000453:epidemiology; D011247:Pregnancy / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D005293:Ferritins; D007501:Iron