Beatriz E Parra-Sosa Author
Subjects of specialization
Affiliation
epigenetics and nutrition , Maternal & Child Health, Nutritional Education, Breastfeeding
Food and Human Nutrition Research Group, School of Nutrition and Dietetics, University of Antioquia, Medellin, 050010474, Colombia
Actualmente investigo en el campo de lactancia materna, en Colombia, principalmente. Además, me intereso en los temas de nutrición materna y epigenética. Efecto de la nutrición en los primeros mil días de vida.
Research Article Open Access
Author(s): Vanessa Corrales-Agudelo, Julio C Bueno-Sanchez, Beatriz Pena-Arboleda, Arturo Cardona-Ospina, Ernesto Lopez-Rojas, Luis Escobar, Juan G Maldonado-Estrada and Beatriz E Parra-Sosa
Background: Maternal iron deficiency negatively affects the iron status of the newborn and could have adverse effects during childhood and adult life, particularly on cognitive and productive processes. Because few studies have related the
level of iron receptor expression in the placenta with maternal and/or newborn iron status, the objective of this study was to evaluate the association between the iron statuses in the mother and the newborn and the expression of transferrin
receptor-1 (TfR1) and ferroportin (FPN) in the full-term human placenta.
Materials and methods: A pilot study, cross-sectional design, we selected full-term pregnant women based on their antepartum iron status: iron deficiency with anemia (IDA, n=5), iron deficie... view more»