Abstract
In a study of 81 pregnant mothers and their newborn infants the maternal serum transferrin concentration at about 24 weeks of gestation was shown to have a low but significant correlation with infant birth weight (r=0·33; P<0·01). Maternal undernutrition is suggested as a possible cause of low serum transferrin levels.
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