Abstract:To study the changesofserum iron,zinc and ferritin in pregnantwomen with gestational diabetes in the second trimester,and to explore their correlations with gestational diabetes.Methods Totally 200 cases of pregnant women with gestational diabetesin the24-28 gestational weeks in our hospital from January2014 to December2015 were selected asgestational diabetes group,while200 pregnant women with normal blood glucose in the same gestational weeks as control group.Serum ferritin,iron and zinc levels and their correlations to sugar metabolism indexeswere observed.Pregnancy iron deficiency,iron-deficiency anemia and fetal developmen twere compared between the two groups.Results The fasting blood glucose,1-h glucose,2-h glucose,fasting insulin,glycated hemoglobin,insulin resistance index ofthe gestational diabetes group were higherthan those ofthe control group ( p< 0.05).The pancreatic β cell function of the gestational diabetes group was significantly lower than that of the controlgroup ( p< 0.05).The serum iron and ferritin levels in the gestational diabetes group were higher than those in the control group (p < 0.05 ),while these rum zinclevel was lower than that in the control group ( p< 0.05). These rum ferritin and iron levels were positively correlated with fasting glucose,fasting insulin,glycated hemoglobin and insulin resistance index ( p< 0.05).The serum zinc levelwas negatively correlated to serum fasting glucose,fasting insulin,glycated hemoglobin and insulin resistance index (p < 0.05).There was no significant difference in the incidence of pregnancy iron deficiency oriron-deficiency anemia between the two groups( p> 0.05).There was no significant difference in the fetal biparietal diameter, femur length, head circumference or abdominal circumference between the two groups ( p> 0.05).Conclusions During the second trimester of pregnancy,the levels of serum iron and ferritin increase and the level of serum zinc decreases in the pregnant women with gestational diabetes.The levels of serum iron,zinc and ferritin are significantly correlated to the sugarmetabolism indexes in pregnant women with gestational diabetes,and to the incidence of gestational diabetes.