PEDIATRICS Vol. 6 No. 6 December 1950, pp. 893-896
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VITAMIN E LEVELS IN TERM AND PREMATURE NEWBORN INFANTS

WINFIELD T. MOYER M.D.1

1 The Hartford Hospital, Hartford, Conn.

Evidence has been presented to show that:

1. The average vitamin E level in plasma or serum at birth is .23 mg./100 cc. with wide variations in both term and premature infants regardless of birth weight.

2. The average level of vitamin E in cord blood is equal to the average level of the infant's blood taken within the first 24 hours, although in any one case they may vary as much as 50% to 75%.

3. The vitamin E level in term infants appears to be higher after five days, averaging .36 mg./100 cc.

4. The vitamin E level in premature infants does not increase for two months. Between three and six months of age it increased to an average of .50 mg./100 cc.

Submitted on April 15, 1950