Influence of maternal redox status on birth weight.

The aim of this study was to determine the influence that maternal redox status, between 30 and 36 weeks of healthy human pregnancy, has on birth weight. Ferric reducing potential (FRP), extracellular superoxide dismutase (ecSOD) activity and erythrocyte reduced glutathione (eGSH) concentration were measured as antioxidant indicators, and serum malondialdehyde (MDA) concentration as a lipoperoxidation indicator. Consumption of dietary micronutrients with antioxidant capacity was recorded.