Forty consecutive healthy pregnant women aged 17–38 yr who attended the antenatal clinic
of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ankara University in their first trimester …

Although it is well known that plasma concentrations of certain essential trace elements such
as zinc and copper are altered during pregnancy, such data are not available for women in …

Three different studies evaluating serum, plasma, and hair zinc concentrations were
conducted in 487 Turkish women (355 being pregnant, 132 control). Zinc (Zn) levels were …

Plasma zinc (Zn) concentrations were measured in 4376 indigent women (86% African-
American), at a mean (±SD) gestational age of 15 (±7.8) wk to determine the relationship …

Altered plasma levels of zinc, copper, and iron during pregnancy are known to have
profound effects on pregnant women and their neonates. The status of these elements is not …

Objective To determine the status of serum zinc in pregnant women in different gestational
ages and correlation with socio-demographic and anthropometric factors in Iranian women …

Background Zinc deficiency can lead to clinically relevant disturbances in tissue functions
and particularly important for birth weight of neonates. The aim of this study was to …

Zinc concentration was determined in maternal serum and amniotic fluid during normal
pregnancy. The nonpregnant zinc concentration in the serum of about 110μg% decreases …

Serum zinc is known to decrease during pregnancy, but the range of individual values at the
end of normal gestation may be considerably large, with uncertain physiological significance …

The present study was conducted in the Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology,
Mymensingh Medical College Hospital, Mymensingh and Molecular Microbiology & Central …