Cord blood haemoglobin and ferritin concentrations in newborns of anaemic and non-anaemic mothers in Lagos, Nigeria

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dc.contributor.authorAdediran, A
dc.contributor.authorGbadegesin, A
dc.contributor.authorAdeyemo, TA
dc.contributor.authorAkinbami, A
dc.contributor.authorOsunkalu, VO
dc.contributor.authorOgbenna, A
dc.contributor.authorAkanmu, AS
dc.date.accessioned2019-12-16T14:28:36Z
dc.date.available2019-12-16T14:28:36Z
dc.date.issued2013-02
dc.description.abstractBackground: Pre-delivery haemoglobin and serum ferritin concentrations of anaemic and non-anaemic mothers were determined, and cord blood haemoglobin and serum ferritin concentrations of their newborns were compared. This is to establish the mean values for pre-delivery haemoglobin and serum ferritin concentrations of anaemic and non-anaemic mothers and the cord blood haemoglobin and serum ferritin concentrations of their newborns at term. Materials and Methods: A case–control study was done involving 142 pregnant women and their newborns. They were divided into two groups - the anaemic group (n = 65) and the non-anaemic (n = 77) group. Five millilitres of blood was collected from each woman and 2 ml was collected from the cord of their newborns into ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA) bottle and plain bottle for full blood count analysis and ferritin assay, respectively. Results: The mean pre-delivery haemoglobin concentrations of the women in anaemic group and non-anaemic group were 9.5 ± 1.01 g/dl and 12.15 ± 1.07 g/dl, respectively, and their mean serum ferritin concentrations were 64.45 ± 138.76 μg/l and 32.83 ± 35.36 μg/l, respectively. The mean cord blood haemoglobin concentrations for anaemic and for non-anaemic groups were 12.54 ± 2.54 g/dl and 13.44 ± 2.23 g/dl (P = 0.02), respectively, and the mean cord blood serum ferritin concentrations (non-anaemic, 69.38 ± 78.88 μg/l; anaemic, 7.26 ± 115.60 μg/l) (P = 0.00) were higher in the newborns of non-anaemic than of anaemic mothers. Significant association was found between maternal anaemia and cord blood ferritin concentrations (P = 0.025). Conclusion: Maternal anaemia has significant effects on cord blood haemoglobin and serum ferritin concentrations.en_US
dc.identifier.citationAdewumi Adediran, Abidoye Gbadegesin, Titilope A. Adeyemo, Akinsegun Akinbami,Vincent Osunkalu, Ann Ogbenna, and Alani S. Akanmu. Cord blood haemoglobin and ferritin concentrations in newborns of anaemic and non-anaemic mothers in Lagos, Nigeria. Niger Med J. 2013 Jan-Feb; 54(1): 22–26.en_US
dc.identifier.otherPMC3644740
dc.identifier.urihttps://ir.unilag.edu.ng/handle/123456789/7110
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherNigerian Medical Journalen_US
dc.subjectAnaemiaen_US
dc.subjecthaemoglobinen_US
dc.subjectnew born babiesen_US
dc.subjectpregnant womenen_US
dc.subjectserum ferritinen_US
dc.titleCord blood haemoglobin and ferritin concentrations in newborns of anaemic and non-anaemic mothers in Lagos, Nigeriaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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