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Trace Elements In Maternal Serum And Their Relationships With Preterm Birth And Fetal Growth Restriction, Rima Irwinda, Ali Sungkar, Raymond Surya, Valerie Tiempo Guinto
Trace Elements In Maternal Serum And Their Relationships With Preterm Birth And Fetal Growth Restriction, Rima Irwinda, Ali Sungkar, Raymond Surya, Valerie Tiempo Guinto
Makara Journal of Health Research
Background: Preterm birth (PTB) and fetal growth restriction (FGR) contribute to high hospital costs. An imbalance in the concentration of the four trace elements (i.e., copper, zinc, iron, and calcium) was shown to be associated with complications during pregnancy. This study aimed to analyze the role of these trace elements in the occurrence of PTB and FGR.
Methods: A search was conducted in PubMed, Cochrane Library, and Ovid. The articles were filtered based on the inclusion and exclusion criteria, and further screening was based on the association of articles with the clinical question. The risk of bias in …