Evaluation of Maternal Micronutrient Levels in First Antenatal Visit

Abstract

Aim: Micronutrients are nutrients required by humans and other organisms in small quantities to orchestrate their physiological functions. Vitamins and trace elements are constituents of micronutrients. Micronutrient deficiency anemias are a common health problem of developing countries and iron, folate and vitamin B12 deficiencies are most frequently observed.Material and Method: In this study, the iron, folate and B12 levels of pregnant women who administered to an university hospital for the first antenatal visit were evaluated and compared with the other hematological parameters.Result: The frequency of anemia, iron, folate and B12 deficiency were detected as 4.5% 21.1%, 15.1% and 10.6% respectively.Conclusion: Despite normal hematological parameters determination of micronutrient deficiencies showed the necessity of evaluation of hemogram with micronutrient levels in pregnant women. Thus the possible complications that may arise due to anemia and micronutrient deficiencies in pregnancy would be prevented.

Keywords

• Pregnancy,first trimester,anemia,micronutrient deficiency

İlk Antenatal Vizit Sırasında Maternal Mikrobesin Düzeylerinin Değerlendirilmesi

Abstract

Amaç: Mikrobesinler canlıların fizyolojik fonksiyonlarını yerine getirebilmesi için çok düşük miktarlarda ihtiyaç duyduğu besinlerdir. Vitaminler ve eser elementler mikrobesinleri oluştururlar. Mikrobesin eksikliğine bağlı anemi sıklıkla gelişmekte olan ülkelerde rastlanılan bir sağlık problemidir ve en sık demir, folat ve vitamin B12 eksikliği görülmektedir.Gereç ve Yöntemler: Bu çalışmada bir üniversite hastanesine ilk antenatal vizit için başvuran gebe kadınların demir, folat ve vitamin B12 düzeyleri değerlendirilmiş ve diğer hematolojik parametreler ile karşılaştırılmıştır.Bulgular: Anemi oranı %4.5 demir eksikliği %21.1, folat eksikliği %15.1 ve B12 eksikliği %10.6 olarak tespit edilmiştir.Sonuç: Normal hematolojik parametrelere rağmen hastalarda mikrobesin eksikliğinin tespit edilmesi gebelikte hemogram ve mikrobesin değerlerinin birlikte değerlendirilmesinin gerekliliğini göstermektedir. Böylece gebelikte anemi ve mikrobesin eksikliklerine bağlı ortaya çıkabilecek olası komplikasyonlar önlenmiş olacaktır.

Keywords

• Gebelik,ilk trimester,anemi,mikrobesin eksikliği

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