Concentrations of Antioxidant Vitamins in Maternal and Cord Serum and Their Effect on Birth Outcomes

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Authors

Yongzhong Wang · Shanghai Third People's Hospital

Wei-Hong REN · First Affiliated Hospital of Henan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine

Wenqiang Liao · China-Japan Friendship Hospital

Guoyuan Zhang · Affiliated Hospital of North Sichuan Medical College

Abstract

Maternal vitamin A, but not vitamins E and C, during pregnancy had a significant effect on birth outcomes. Further studies are necessary to investigate the role of these antioxidant vitamins in fetal growth at various gestation stages.

Topics & Keywords

Birth, Development, and Health Antioxidant Activity and Oxidative Stress Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Journal of Nutritional Science and Vitaminology

Volume 55, Issue 1, pp. 1-8

DOI: 10.3177/jnsv.55.1

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