Vitamin B12 and folic acid status of term pregnant women and newborns in the Antwerp region, Belgium.

Objective: Descriptive study on maternal serum vitamin B12 and folic acid in term pregnancy and in umbilical cord blood that was performed in an inner city hospital with a mixed ethnic population in the region of Flanders in Belgium.

Materials And Methods: A prospective cohort study that took place from April 1 until May 31, 2011. Plasma folic acid and vitamin B12 were measured in maternal and umbilical cord blood from all term uncomplicated deliveries in a single regional hospital.

Vitamin D levels in maternal serum and umbilical cord blood in a multi-ethnic population in Antwerp, Belgium.

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Objective: To describe the status of vitamin D levels in maternal and umbilical cord blood in term pregnant woman in a mixed ethnic population in an inner-city European maternity.

Methods: A single centre prospective cohort descriptive study including all uncomplicated singleton term pregnancies from April 1, 2011 until May 31, 2011. Plasma 25-hydroxy vitamin D level was determined in maternal and umbilical cord blood and data on age, previous obstetric history, ethnicity, nutritional intake and use of vitamin supplements were registered.