Umbilical Cord Serum Erythropoietin Levels and Maternal Smoking in Pregnancy

Objective. To evaluate the effect of maternal smoking during pregnancy on levels of umbilical cord erythropoietin. Methods. Erythropoietin levels were measured in umbilical cord sera of 60 newborns who were delivered vaginally at term. There were 20 (33%) smoking and 40 (67%) nonsmoking mothers. Res...

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Main Authors: Soner Sazak, Sinan Mahir Kayiran, Yahya Paksoy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2012-01-01
Series:The Scientific World Journal
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1100/2012/420763

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