Maternal and Cord Blood Vitamin B12, Folate and Homocysteine Levels
Aim:Nowadays, insufficiency and deficiency of vitamin B12 and folate are seen as an important health problem. The purpose of the present study was to determine the frequency of vitamin B12 and folate deficiencies in pregnant women and their babies at birth.Materials and Methods:The study group consi...
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Galenos Yayinevi
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| description | Aim:Nowadays, insufficiency and deficiency of vitamin B12 and folate are seen as an important health problem. The purpose of the present study was to determine the frequency of vitamin B12 and folate deficiencies in pregnant women and their babies at birth.Materials and Methods:The study group consisted of 117 pregnant women and their single, term babies in İzmir Ege Maternity Hospital. Analysis of vitamin B12, folate and homocysteine levels were performed from venous blood samples which were obtained from the mother and cord blood at birth. Additionally, a questionnaire using a face-to-face interview method was performed with the pregnant women included in this study. The mean duration of pregnancy was 39.1±0.89 weeks and the mean age of the mothers was 28.2±6.2 years.Results:Vitamin B12 deficiency (<130 pg/mL) was present in 88.9% of mothers and 56% of babies. Folate deficiency (<4 ng/mL) was found in 6.8% of mothers, but not found in any babies. The homocysteine levels were high (>8 µmol/L) in 58.1% of mothers and 63.2% of babies. There was a significant correlation between maternal and cord blood vitamin B12, folate and homocysteine levels (p<0.01). However, there was no correlation between maternal vitamin B12 and homocysteine levels (p=0.016, p=0.354).Conclusion:Low maternal vitamin B12 levels are strongly associated with low cord blood vitamin B12 levels. This data reveals that vitamin B12 deficiency which can occur from the neonatal period is a preventable public health problem. Pregnant women and physicians should be made aware of the importance of vitamin B12 intake during pregnancy. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-9cc3cf9b7cc54971a5cf24e4849655362023-02-15T16:16:35ZengGalenos YayineviJournal of Pediatric Research2147-94452587-24782022-06-019213814510.4274/jpr.galenos.2021.9297913049054Maternal and Cord Blood Vitamin B12, Folate and Homocysteine LevelsSelime Özen Bölük0Ebru Şahin1Oya Baltalı Halıcıoğlu2Feyza Koç3Sadık Aksit4 Ege University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, İzmir, Turkey University of Health Sciences Turkey, İzmir Tepecik Training and Research Hospital, Clinic of Obstetrics and Gynecology, İzmir, Turkey University of Health Sciences Turkey, İzmir Tepecik Training and Research Hospital, Clinic of Pediatrics, İzmir, Turkey Ege University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Social Pediatrics, İzmir, Turkey Ege University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Social Pediatrics, İzmir, Turkey Aim:Nowadays, insufficiency and deficiency of vitamin B12 and folate are seen as an important health problem. The purpose of the present study was to determine the frequency of vitamin B12 and folate deficiencies in pregnant women and their babies at birth.Materials and Methods:The study group consisted of 117 pregnant women and their single, term babies in İzmir Ege Maternity Hospital. Analysis of vitamin B12, folate and homocysteine levels were performed from venous blood samples which were obtained from the mother and cord blood at birth. Additionally, a questionnaire using a face-to-face interview method was performed with the pregnant women included in this study. The mean duration of pregnancy was 39.1±0.89 weeks and the mean age of the mothers was 28.2±6.2 years.Results:Vitamin B12 deficiency (<130 pg/mL) was present in 88.9% of mothers and 56% of babies. Folate deficiency (<4 ng/mL) was found in 6.8% of mothers, but not found in any babies. The homocysteine levels were high (>8 µmol/L) in 58.1% of mothers and 63.2% of babies. There was a significant correlation between maternal and cord blood vitamin B12, folate and homocysteine levels (p<0.01). However, there was no correlation between maternal vitamin B12 and homocysteine levels (p=0.016, p=0.354).Conclusion:Low maternal vitamin B12 levels are strongly associated with low cord blood vitamin B12 levels. This data reveals that vitamin B12 deficiency which can occur from the neonatal period is a preventable public health problem. Pregnant women and physicians should be made aware of the importance of vitamin B12 intake during pregnancy. http://jpedres.org/archives/archive-detail/article-preview/maternal-and-cord-blood-vitamin-b12-folate-and-hom/52004 folatehomocysteinevitamin b12 |
| spellingShingle | Selime Özen Bölük Ebru Şahin Oya Baltalı Halıcıoğlu Feyza Koç Sadık Aksit Maternal and Cord Blood Vitamin B12, Folate and Homocysteine Levels Journal of Pediatric Research folate homocysteine vitamin b12 |
| title | Maternal and Cord Blood Vitamin B12, Folate and Homocysteine Levels |
| title_full | Maternal and Cord Blood Vitamin B12, Folate and Homocysteine Levels |
| title_fullStr | Maternal and Cord Blood Vitamin B12, Folate and Homocysteine Levels |
| title_full_unstemmed | Maternal and Cord Blood Vitamin B12, Folate and Homocysteine Levels |
| title_short | Maternal and Cord Blood Vitamin B12, Folate and Homocysteine Levels |
| title_sort | maternal and cord blood vitamin b12 folate and homocysteine levels |
| topic | folate homocysteine vitamin b12 |
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