The study on maternal serum magnesium level and association with magnesium intake

Abstract

Introduction: According to WHO, there is significant increase of magnesium deficiency without any clinical aspects among developing and developed countries. Following the fetal development and maternal body growth, magnesium requirement consistently increases. Comparing to term and preterm birth, between 28-36 weeks, maternal serum magnesium level was significantly low. In our country, magnesium is used widely either orally or intravenously, but there are insufÏcient studies which tend to study serum magnesium level among pregnant women. Objective: Defining serum magnesium level among pregnant women, comparing the magnesium consumption and serum magnesium level. Materials and methods: The study conducted among 124 pregnancies live in Songinokhairkhan district. Informed consent form obtained from each participant upon data collection including medical records, questionnaire and blood sample. All quantitative data analysed using IBM SPSS Statistics 2020. Results: The average survey age was 26-30, 62.9% of participants are higher educated, 73.4% was primiparous. The mean magnesium serum level of case group was 0.83±0.17 CI 95% 0.79-0.88 and control group was 0.84±0.21 CI 95% 0.78-0.89, beginning from the 2nd trimester of pregnancy it decreased as 0.79±0.22. Comparing the magnesium supplement count and mean serum magnesium level, no statistically significance noted (p >0.001). Conclusion: The mean magnesium serum level was 0.90±0.16, 0.79±0.22, 0.82±0.16 at 1st, 2nd, 3rd trimester of pregnancy, respectively. Subclinical magnesium deficiency start from 2nd trimester of pregnancy. 50.8% of all participants taken the magnesium supplement, however, there are statistically insignificant difference noted between serum magnesium level and supplement count.