Serum Microelements in Early Pregnancy and their Risk of Large-for-Gestational Age Birth Weight.

ABSTRACT: Excessive birth weight has serious perinatal consequences, and it "programs" long-term health. Mother's nutritional status can be an important element in fetal "programming"; microelements such as selenium (Se), zinc (Zn), copper (Cu), and iron (Fe) are involved in many metabolic processes. However, there are no studies assessing the relationship of the microelements in the peri-conceptual period with the risk of excessive birth weight. We performed a nested case control study of serum microelements' levels in the 10-14th week of pregnancy and assessed the risk of large-for-gestational age (LGA) newborns using the data from a prospective cohort of pregnant women recruited in 2015-2016 in Poznań, Poland. Mothers delivering LGA newborns (n = 66) were examined with matched mothers delivering

SUBMITTER: Lewandowska M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7146262 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature