Vitamin A nutritional status in high‐ and low‐income postpartum women and its effect on colostrum and the requirements of the term newborn

Objective: To evaluate the vitamin A status in serum and colostrum of postpartum women with different socioeconomic status, comparing the colostrum retinol supply with the vitamin A requirement of the newborn. Methods: Cross-sectional study conducted with 424 postpartum women. Vitamin A maternal die...

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Main Authors: Cristiane Santos Sânzio Gurgel, Evellyn C. Grilo, Larissa Q. Lira, Débora G.F. Assunção, Priscila G. Oliveira, Larisse R.M. de Melo, Silvia V. de Medeiros, Luanna C. Pessanha, Roberto Dimenstein, Clélia O. Lyra
Format: Article
Language:Portuguese
Published: Elsevier 2018-03-01
Series:Jornal de Pediatria (Versão em Português)
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2255553617301489