Farzana Chang, Mir Mohammad Sahito, Muhammad Tayyib, Zafar Iqbal, Munir Ahmed.
Assessment of iron stores in third trimesters of Pregnancy by serum ferritin assay: a study of 200 cases.
Pak Postgrad Med J Jan ;16(4):124-6.

Objective: To assess iron stores in third trimester of pregnancy by estimation of serum ferritin in primigravidae and multigravidae. Materials and Methods: This study included 200 pregnant women 100 primigravidae and 100 multigravidae in third trimester of pregnancy. Results: Mean and SD of serum ferritin level in Group A primigravidae and Group B multigravidae were 7.40 ± 2.59 and 7.83 ± 8.45 with ranges of 2.0-18.7 and 2.0-62.2 ng/ml respectively. Conclusion: Serum ferritin values were equally low in both A and B groups. Serum ferritin values were indicative of depleted marrow iron stores in both primigravidae and multigravidae.

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