1Post Graduate Student, Department of OBG, Sree Balaji Medical College and Hospital, Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research, Chennai
2Professor and HOD, Department of OBG, Sree Balaji Medical College and Hospital, Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research, Chennai
*Corresponding Author: Dr. K. Saraswathi Professor and HOD, Department of OBG, Sree Balaji Medical College and Hospital, Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research, Chennai-73. E Mail- drswaraswathi2012@gmail.com, M No- 9444357957
Online published on 27 March, 2020.
Zinc deficiency is one of the most common micronutrient deficiencies in developing countries. Maternal zinc deficiency is associated with fetal growth retardation and other adverse fetal outcomes. The study aimed to determine cord blood zinc level between the term SGA and AGA babies.
This is a prospective cross-sectional study conducted in 50 terms SGA babies and their mothers and 50 term AGA babies and their mothers. Maternal and cord blood samples were taken at delivery and zinc was estimated by endpoint nitro PAPS dye binding colorimetric method.
It was found that cord blood zinc levels were low in term SGA babies when compared to term AGA babies. There was also low maternal zinc levels in the term SGA babies when compared to mothers of term AGA babies.
Our study concluded that Maternal and Cord blood zinc level deficiency can also one of the causes of low birth weight babies.
Zinc, maternal blood, appropriate gestation age, [AGA] small gestation age [SGA]
