Antioxidant Vitamin (E&C) Contents in Colostrum of Bangladeshi Women.
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2014-07
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Background: Colostrum is the first product of lactation and can be considered as first
vaccine for newborns. It contains numerous nutrients as well as antioxidant vitamins
necessary for newborns. Objective: The aim of the study was to measure the antioxidant
vitamin (vitamins E and C) contents in colostrum and to compare them with the nutritional
status, age and parity of the lactating mothers and birth weight of the babies. Materials
and method: In this cross sectional study antioxidant vitamins E and C of colostrum of
seventy six post-partum mothers were estimated irrespective of their age, parity,
socioeconomic and nutritional status. High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC)
was employed to analyze the colostral content of vitamin E and spectrophotometric method
was used for estimation of vitamin C (ascorbic acid) level. These levels were then
compared against maternal and fetal characteristics. Results: The mean concentration
(±SD) of vitamin E and C were 519.809(±1.16) μgm/dl and 1.33(±0.076) mg/dl
respectively. No significant relationship was found between maternal age, parity, BMI or
birth weight of the baby and the colostral content of vitamin E and C. Conclusion:
Colostrum of Bangladeshi women are rich in antioxidant vitamins and not dependent on
sociodemographic variables of mothers and / or birth weight of baby.
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Human colostrum, antioxidant vitamins
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Haque Rubena, Ferdousi Shahnila, Islam Sk Nazrul, Sultana Razia, Ferdousi Shammi Sultana. Antioxidant Vitamin (E&C) Contents in Colostrum of Bangladeshi Women. Delta Medical College Journal. 2014 July; 2(2): 53-57.