SERUM CALCIUM, PHOSPHORUS AND MAGNESIUM LEVELS IN PREGNANT AND NON‐PREGNANT NIGERIANS
- 1 July 1975
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
- Vol. 82 (7), 568-571
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1471-0528.1975.tb00688.x
Abstract
Serum calcium, inorganic phosphorus and magnesium were determined in 282 Nigerian women comprising 213 pregnant women, 37 non-pregnant controls, and 32 postpartum women. There was very little change in the serum calcium levels throughout pregnancy; the slight reduction which occurred during the 8th and 9th months was not statistically significant. There was a significant reduction in the serum concentrations of inorganic phosphorus and magnesium during the 8th and 9th months of gestation; the levels of both minerals rose to non-pregnant levels at term.Keywords
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