The Role of Early Pregnancy Maternal Selenium Levels on the Risk for Small-for-Gestational Age Newborns.

ABSTRACT: It has not yet been established, whether or not the maternal serum selenium (Se) in early pregnancy may be a risk marker of small-for-gestational age (SGA) birth weight. Selenium is important for human health and is involved in oxidative balance, a key element in the development of the placenta and fetus. This innovative study was nested in a prospective cohort of 750 women recruited in the 10-14th week of a single pregnancy, all of whom were healthy during recruitment. We examined mothers delivering SGA infants (with birth weight <10th percentile) (n = 48) and matched mothers delivering appropriate-for-gestational age (AGA) infants (between 10-90th percentile) (n = 192). We measured the maternal microelement concentrations in the serum from the 10-14th gestational week, using the inductiv

SUBMITTER: Lewandowska M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6836167 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature