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ESTIMATION OF ZINC LEVEL DURING PREGNANCY | ||
| AL-TAQANI | ||
| Article 1, Volume 22, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 118-122 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Maysoon Sharief; Jawad K. Mahdi; Nadham K. Mahdi | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Eighteen women from Basrah Centre, Southern Iraq were studied during 1999 to estimate the zinc level before . during and after pregnancy period Their ages ranged from 17 to 44 years. Parity of the women was 0-5. The mean SD serum zinc level during pre-pregnancy period was 89.11 13.9 µg/100 ml .Serum zinc level rose slightly during the first trimester to 92.11 9.4 µg/100 ml. Thereafter, the level fell progressively during the second and third trimesters to 80.44 11.7 µg/100 ml and 75.55 11.6 µg/100 ml respectively. Thirty days after delivery, zinc levels increased more rapidly to reach the normal values. Pregnancy outcome was also followed up. | ||
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