IRON-METABOLISM PARAMETERS IN PREGNANT-WO MEN AND INFANTS

Iron metabolism parameters were studied in pregnant women in time cour se of trimesters depending on the pregnancy character and in newborns and infants in relation to the antenatal period. The dynamic study of serum and erythrocytic ferritins has confirmed the expediency of ferro therapy during pregnancy for prevention of iron deficiency in infants. Differences detected in the rate of using iron reserves by infants of the first year of life depending on the antenatal period character ha ve necessitated an individual approach to preventive ferrotherapy.