Effect of certain nutritional markers on neonatal outcome

Several micronutrient deficiencies are well established to be contributors to abnormal prenatal development and pregnancy outcomes. We aimed to correlate these poor neonatal outcomes with nutritional status of their mothers during pregnancy.Subjects and Methods : A total of 100 pregnant women at time of delivery with their newborns were investigated for their PCV , blood film , S.Ca and S.Po4 in the obstetrical ward in Al-Khadhimya teaching hospital during the period between the 15th of March to the 15th of May 2009. Vitamin D status is estimated from the levels of S.Ca and S.Po4 . the questionare involved questions about age , parity, economy,educational level, and ANC of the mothers , and also sex , GA, anthropometric measures and outcomes of the newborns.