ABSTRACT A study was conducted on a cohort of 476 women (364 black, 112 white), who
attended the Jefferson County Health Department clinic for their prenatal care, to ascertain …

Zinc affects growth, development, and reproduction. However, the effect of poor maternal
zinc nutriture, usually measured as plasma zinc, on poor pregnancy outcome has not been …

ABSTRACT A study was conducted at Charity Hospital, New Orleans, among 272
adolescent pregnant women to ascertain the relationship of pregnancy outcome to plasma …

A retrospective follow-up study to ascertain the relationship between the level of serum zinc
and its rate of change during gestation and birthweight was conducted in 476 women of …

In a double-blind zinc trial in low-income, pregnant adolescents thought to be at risk for poor
zinc nutriture, subjects were randomly assigned to receive 30 mg zinc (gluconate) or …

We have previously reported a trapping of zinc in the placenta directly related to circulating
cadmium that comes from cigarette smoke. The purpose of this study was to examine in …

Background: There is no consensus in the literature as to whether maternal zinc nutriture is
associated with pregnancy outcome or fetal growth. Objective: We evaluated the …

Dietary zinc (Zn) intake and selected biochemical indices of Zn status were studied
longitudinally at monthly intervals in 46 pregnant middle-income women, 10 of whom …

Objective.—To evaluate whether zinc supplementation during pregnancy is associated with
an increase in birth weight. Design.—A randomized double-blind placebo-controlled trial …

Serum zinc levels were monitored serially in pregnant women. Compared with those of age‐
matched nonpregnant women, their serum zinc levels were significantly decreased in the …