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Abstract
The aim of this study is to measure serum iron, serum ferritin and serum transferring in pregnant women presenting with spontaneous preterm labour and to evaluate the value as a possible predictor of early spontaneous preterm delivery.
Conclusion:
from all the findings, only elevated serum ferritin level at or above 27 weeks gestation is predictive of early spontaneous preterm delivery, possibly because these reflect an acute phase reaction to sub clinical infections that are closely associated with premature delivery.
Recommendation:
Serum ferritin testing is a useful addition to the current available tests for antenatal care in pregnant women. where measuring serum ferritin serially in pregnant women at and after 27 weeks, especially in those at high risk of preterm labour, can be used as an indicator of early prediction of sub clinical infection and consequently early preterm labour. Consequently, early medical intervention by appropriates antibiotic treatment.