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Maternal Nutrition in Twin Pregnancy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 August 2014

Doris M. Campbell ,
Ian MacGillivray  and
Sheena Tuttle
Doris M. Campbell*
Affiliation:
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, Scotland
Ian MacGillivray
Affiliation:
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, Scotland
Sheena Tuttle
Affiliation:
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, Scotland
*
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, Scotland

Abstract

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Energy and protein intake as measured by 24-hour urinary nitrogen values are similar in twin and singleton pregnancies. The relationship between urinary nitrogen and nitrogen intake is equally significant in twin and singleton pregnancies. Dietary zinc, copper, and iron are not different in women with twins, nor are the levels of these elements in plasma. These observations are surprising in view of the extra fetal demands on the mother and the different adaptation of twin pregnancies.

Keywords

EnergyProteinUrinary nitrogenZincCopperIron
Type
Research Article
Information
Acta geneticae medicae et gemellologiae: twin research , Volume 31 , Issue 3-4: Special Issue on Twin Pregnancies , July 1982 , pp. 221 - 227
Copyright
Copyright © The International Society for Twin Studies 1982

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