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  • Title: Maternal zinc deficiency and congenital anomalies in newborns.
    Author: Moghimi M, Ashrafzadeh S, Rassi S, Naseh A.
    Journal: Pediatr Int; 2017 Apr; 59(4):443-446. PubMed ID: 27696625.
    Abstract:
    BACKGROUND: Zinc deficiency in pregnant women is common, especially in the third trimester of pregnancy. The available data, however, on the association between zinc deficiency and congenital malformations in the Iranian population are insufficient. The aim of this study was therefore to determine whether maternal serum zinc deficiency is associated with major congenital malformations in newborns. METHODS: This descriptive, case-control study involved mothers of 80 neonates with congenital anomalies (study group) admitted to the Mofid Children's Hospital, Tehran, Iran. During the same period (2014 and 2015), serum zinc was measured in 80 mothers who had delivered normal newborns without congenital malformations (control group). RESULTS: Mothers with serum zinc deficiency had a more than sevenfold risk of malformations in the fetus compared with mothers with normal serum zinc (OR, 7.013; 95%CI: 2.716-18.110). Newborns with malformation weighing ≤2500 g were associated with lower maternal serum zinc compared with the control group (P = 0.006). CONCLUSIONS: There is an association between congenital malformation in newborns and maternal zinc deficiency.
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