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Hemoglobin levels and serum ferritin concentrations were measured in cord blood and maternal blood taken a few hours before birth. Maternal serum ferritin levels were 29.1 +/- 18.6 micrograms/l which is lower than values given for normal adult women. Serum ferritin levels in cord blood were 144.4 +/- 73.2 micrograms/l which is higher than levels in normal adult men. No correlation was found between maternal and newborn serum ferritin levels, between newborn hemoglobin and serum ferritin levels, or between newborn birth weight and serum ferritin levels.Entities:
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Year: 1980 PMID: 7439198 DOI: 10.1007/bf01846030
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Eur J Pediatr ISSN: 0340-6199 Impact factor: 3.183