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 …

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 …

A prospective study was conducted to evaluate and compare the determinants of dietary
zinc intake in black and white low-income pregnant women. The study population consisted …

Objective To evaluate the effects of usual dietary intake of zinc and of zinc supplementation
during pregnancy on plasma and erythrocyte zinc concentrations. Design A randomized …

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 …

A cross-sectional study of serum zinc (Zn) and copper (Cu) levels in 31 healthy pregnant
women and 51 healthy, nonpregnant controls living in the Mediterranean area of Granada …

The effect of zinc supplementation on concentrations of zinc in hair and serum of 213
pregnant Hispanic women attending a clinic in Los Angeles was assessed using a random …

A longitudinal study of plasma and hair zinc concentration analysis was performed in 51 and
38 pregnant women, respectively. Plasma zinc levels were followed from first trimester to the …

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 …

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 …