Table 3 Maternal nutritional findings during pregnancy
From: Malnutrition in pregnancy following bariatric surgery: three clinical cases of fetal neural defects
MOTHER 1 | MOTHER 2 | MOTHER 3 | |
|---|---|---|---|
Clinical signs | fatigue | fatigue | nyctalopia |
Nutritional supplements before pregnancy | no | no | yes |
Nutritional supplements during first trimester | no | no | no |
Nutritional status during pregnancy (gestational age) | 24 w | 20 w | 22 w |
-Folates (ng/ml; nv 2–19.9) | 5.1 | >24 | * |
-Vitamin B12 (pg/ml; nv 243–894) | 201 | <15 | * |
-Vitamin A (mcg/ml; nv 0.25-0.86) | 0.24 | 0.1 | * |
-1,25-dihydroxyVitD (pmol/L; nv 48–110) | 44.6 | 40.3 | * |
-25-hydroxyVitD (nmol/L; nv 23–113) | 40.30 | 76.28 | * |
-Iron (mcg/dl; nv 25–156) | 16 | 73 | * |
-Ferritin (ng/ml; nv 18–440) | 2 | 10 | * |
-Hb (g/dl; nv 11.7-15.5) | 8.7 | 12 | * |
-Pre-albumin levels (mg/dl; nv 20–40) | 19 | 17 | - |