Farzana Amjad, Salma Haq, Ayesha Yazdani Malik, Abdul Hayee.
Serum Ferritin Levels in Pregnant Women.
Mother & Child Nov ;37(3):88-91.

Serum ferritin (SF) levels were estimated in 80 pregnant women and 20 non-pregnant women using radio-Immunoassay techniques. The mean serum ferritin level in non-pregnant women (43.5±29.70ng/ml) was significantly higher as compared to 19.25±12.19 ng/ml in pregnant women (P<0.01).Serum ferritin level differed according to the gravidity and use of haematinics. Serum ferritin was 28.2±13.57 ng/ml in primigravidae using iron supplements, 13.81±9.89 ng/ml. In primigravidae without Iron supplements, 25.0±16.59 ng/ml in multigravidae with Iron supplements and 10.0±8.9 ng/ml In multigravidae without iron supplements.The study also revealed that SF was deficient in 25% of non-pregnant women, 60% of primigravidae without iron supplements, 20% of multigravidae with iron supplements and 75% of multigravida without iron supplements. On the other hand SP was > 10 ng/ml In all primigravidae using Iron supplements.

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