PMID: 8939404Dec 1, 1996Paper

Maternal hematocrit and albumin as predictors of intrauterine growth retardation and preterm delivery

Clinical Biochemistry
J C ForestJ M Moutquin

Abstract

To determine if maternal hematocrit and serum albumin can predict intrauterine growth retardation and/or preterm delivery. Analyses were performed during each trimester of pregnancy to evaluate the predictive value of these two common laboratory parameters as predictors of intrauterine growth retardation and/or prematurity. 1468 women participated in the study. Intrauterine growth retardation occurred in 9.9% and preterm delivery in 6.1%. A significant inverse correlation between hematocrit and albumin and birth weight was found (r = -0.005, p = 0.04, and r = -0.07, p = 0.007, respectively), albumin being a stronger predictor as demonstrated by multiple regression. Low hematocrit at the third visit was associated with a longer pregnancy duration (r = -0.06, p = 0.02). Woman with higher serum albumin levels at the second visit, had a longer pregnancy duration, possibly reflecting a better nutritional status (r = 0.057, p = 0.03). To determine the predictive value of hematocrit and serum albumin, the prevalence of intrauterine growth retardation and premature delivery in the highest quartiles were compared with the lowest, and no significant differences were observed (p > 0.1). Maternal hematocrit and serum albumin concentration ...Continue Reading

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Jan 19, 2012·Nutrients·Catherine Geissler, Mamta Singh
Jul 29, 2011·International Journal of Gynaecology and Obstetrics : the Official Organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics·Shohreh BahasadriZahra Khosravi
Dec 13, 2016·The Journal of Maternal-fetal & Neonatal Medicine : the Official Journal of the European Association of Perinatal Medicine, the Federation of Asia and Oceania Perinatal Societies, the International Society of Perinatal Obstetricians·Salih CetinkayaAyse Kirbas
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Sep 20, 2020·Placenta·Hong ShenWeiwei Cheng

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