Hepcidin levels are low during pregnancy and increase around delivery in women without iron deficiency - a prospective cohort study

Katrine K Hedengran, Dick Nelson, Malene R Andersen, Steen Stender, Pal B Szecsi

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Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To investigate hepcidin during pregnancy, delivery and postpartum in women with sufficient iron supplementation.

METHODS: Hepcidin was measured using LC-MS spectroscopy in 37 women during pregnancy, delivery and postpartum period in this longitudinal study.

RESULTS: Hepcidin was low during pregnancy and increased at delivery and postpartum. No correlations with inflammatory markers or iron metabolism were observed during pregnancy; at delivery a correlation with inflammatory markers was observed.

CONCLUSION: During pregnancy, in women with sufficient iron supplementation, hepcidin is low and does not reflect iron status. During delivery and the postpartum period, hepcidin functions as a marker of inflammation.

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