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Paired cord and maternal blood (<jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u2009201) were collected after delivery and analysed for serum retinol and C\u2010reactive protein (CRP). Liver intake during pregnancy and intention to breastfeed were also assessed. Mean serum retinol was 1.03\u2009\u00b5mol\/L\u2009\u00b1\u20090.40 in mothers and 0.73\u2009\u00b1\u20090.24\u2009\u00b5mol\/L in newborns, with 21.4% and 49.3% having serum retinol &lt;0.70\u2009\u00b5mol\/L (&lt;20\u2009\u00b5g\/dL), respectively. Raised CRP was found in 59.9% of mothers, with a significant negative correlation between serum retinol and CRP (<jats:italic>r<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u2009\u22120.273;<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u20090.0001). Liver was eaten by 87.6% of mothers, and 99% indicated their intention to breastfeed. Despite consumption of liver, serum retinol was low in both the mother and the newborn. The conventional cut\u2010off for serum retinol, i.e. &lt;0.70\u2009\u00b5mol\/L may therefore not apply for the mother and newborn in the period immediately after delivery. Serum retinol may be influenced by factors other than vitamin A status, e.g. the haemodilution of pregnancy, as well as the acute phase response induced by the birth process, as suggested by raised CRP in 60% of mothers. In the newborns, the low serum retinol is likely to increase rapidly, as liver is frequently eaten by mothers and practically all of them intended to breastfeed. 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