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Open Access 01-12-2023 | Preterm Labor | Research

Copper and zinc deficiency to the risk of preterm labor in pregnant women: a case-control study

Authors: Haniyeh Gohari, Nasim Khajavian, Azamsadat Mahmoudian, Roghaieh Rahmani Bilandi

Published in: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth | Issue 1/2023

Abstract

Objective

The present study explored the relationship between maternal copper and zinc levels and preterm labor.

Design

The design of the present study was a case-control. Two groups were matched in terms of early-pregnancy body mass index (BMI), pregnancy and childbirth rating, education level, income, and employment status. Blood samples were taken from mothers after meeting the inclusion criteria when admitted to the maternity ward to check copper and zinc serum levels. Demographic and midwifery data were also collected using a questionnaire and patient records. The data were analyzed in SPSS26 using independent-samples T-test, chi-square, Fisher exact test, and regression analysis, and the p < 0.05 was considered statistically significant.

Setting

Bohloul Hospital in Gonabad, Iran.

Participants

The subjects were 86 pregnant women visiting the hospital in two cases (preterm delivery) and control (term delivery) groups.

Results

The mean serum level of zinc in the case group (preterm delivery) (44.97 ± 13.06 µg/dl) was significantly lower than the control group (term) (52.63 ± 21.51 µg/dl), and the mean serum level of copper in the case group (149.82 ± 53.13 µg/dl) was significantly lower than the control group (183.97 ± 71.40 µg/dl).

Conclusion

As the findings showed, copper and zinc serum levels in mothers with preterm delivery were significantly lower than mothers with term delivery, which shows the biological role of these elements in the pathogenesis of preterm delivery.

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Title: Copper and zinc deficiency to the risk of preterm labor in pregnant women: a case-control study
Authors: Haniyeh Gohari
Nasim Khajavian
Azamsadat Mahmoudian
Roghaieh Rahmani Bilandi
Publication date: 01-12-2023
Publisher: BioMed Central
Keyword: Preterm Labor
Published in: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth / Issue 1/2023
Electronic ISSN: 1471-2393
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12884-023-05625-2

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Copper and zinc deficiency to the risk of preterm labor in pregnant women: a case-control study

Abstract

Objective

Design

Setting

Participants

Results

Conclusion

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Design

Setting

Participants

Results

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