Assessment of vitamin B12 and homocysteine levels in pregnant women admitted for delivery and cord blood samples of their newborn babies: a multicenter study
Vitamin B12 deficiency is extremely common in pregnant women before delivery, significantly correlating to cord blood homocysteine and vitamin B12 levels. However, homocysteine alone is not a reliable marker for maternal vitamin B12 status. Implementing strategies to detect vitamin B12 deficiency and supplying adequate vitamin B12 supplementation during pregnancy holds the potential to enhance maternal and neonatal health in Türkiye.
Authors
- Veli Mihmanlı (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8701-8462)
- Süleyman Salman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7090-6105)
- Neçirvan Çağdaş Çaltek (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2823-8630)
- Ebru Kale (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1218-4962)
- Keziban Doğan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2297-8635)
- Zeynep Yıldız Yıldırmak (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3939-2761)
- Alev Kural (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1459-4316)
- Aliye Erdoğan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8212-3984)
- Nazlı Döktür Efeoğlu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6532-1508)
- Dildar Bahar Genç (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5237-8377)
- Mehmet Ali Çiftçi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1563-4754)
- Emre Özgen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-8146-6780)
Institutions
- University of Health Science (KH)
- Bakırköy Dr.Sadi Konuk Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi (TR)
- Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi (TR)
- University of Health Sciences Antigua (AG)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Turkish Journal of Pediatrics
- Published
- 2024-10-07
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.24953/turkjpediatr.2024.4545
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Folate and B Vitamins Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.94