The correlation analysis on pregnant women’s and neonate’s serum levels of calcium，ferrum，zinc，copper and weight

Abstract:

Objective：To investigate the serum levels of calcium（Ca），ferrum（Fe），zinc（Zn）and copper（Cu）related to the neonate de－velopment and growth during pregnancy，with seventy pairs of pregnant women and neonates in Lanzhou taken as the study objects.Methods：Serum levels of Ca，Fe，Zn，Cu were detected in both pregnant women and neonates. Results：The levels of Ca，Fe and Zn in a newborn were much higher than those in his mother.The content of Ca，Fe and Zn in maternal blood had positive correlation with their content in cord blood；there was also positive correlation between the cord blood levels of Ca，Cu and the weight of newborn.Conclusion：Nutritional level of pregnant women is positively related to the quality of the newborn development.The trace elements level should be closely monitored and appropriately supplemented in pregnant women.