The Ohio S t a t e u n i v e r s i t y CollegeofMedicine, Children'sHospital, Columbus, OH.5.5% of pregnant women (309) enrolled during the 2nd trimester i n a longitudinal study determining e f f e c t s of maternal n u t r i t i o n and environmental factors on the i n f a n t ' s subsequent growth and development were i r o n deficient(<42mg%; %Sat (16%) despite receiving adequate prenatal care, including prophylactic iron. Women whose Fe s t a t u s was deficient during the 3rd trimester were compared with women with adequate Fe s t a t u s (serum Fe >140mg%; XSat >303 --Mothers d x~e 'P X%Sat P X Hb P XHct P:: 3148' 44 .OO.l .001 :::: .05 :;:: N.S.At b i r t h , infants'wts, APGAR scores, gestational ages, Hb and Hct were s i m i l a r i r r e s p e c t i v e of t h e i r motherfsFe s t a t u s . At6mos of age, 7 3 % o f i n f a n t s of FedefmotherswereFedef (%Sat

ICNs i n Vermont and New Hampshire were c l a s s i f i e d by month and weekday of admission. Mean b i r t h weight and gestational age were similar by month and day. No monthly pattern other than chance distribution f o r admissions and mortality was detected. However, admissions were distributed by day of the week i n a pattern which differed s i g n i f i c a n t l y (p=0.004) from chance. Inborns (local and maternalf e t a l transports) a l s o differed s i g n i f i c a n t l y (p=0.012); outborns (i n f a n t transports) did not. Mon

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