Prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in pregnant women and their babies in Bhaktapur, Nepal

BMC Nutrition
Dhruba ShresthaBhim Gopal Dhoubhadel

Abstract

Vitamin D deficiency has been observed worldwide in pregnant women and their newborns. Maternal vitamin D deficiency can lead to deficiency in their newborn baby and has been linked with various complications during pregnancy and delivery. There is risk of premature delivery and it is associated with high neonatal mortality. Seventy-nine pregnant women who were admitted to the Siddhi Memorial Hospital for delivery and their newborn babies were enrolled in the study. Maternal blood samples were taken before delivery while umbilical cord blood samples of their babies were taken after delivery. Serum vitamin D level and calcium level were assessed by fluorescence immunoassay using Ichromax vitamin D kit and endpoint method, respectively in the Siddhi Memorial Hospital laboratory. Mean +/- SD serum vitamin D and calcium levels in pregnant mother before delivery were 14.6 +/- 8.5 ng/ml and 8.0 +/- 0.5 mg/dl, respectively, and in the cord blood were 25.7 +/- 11.2 ng/ml and 8.6 +/- 0.9 mg/dl, respectively. Eighty-one percent of the mothers and 35.8% of their babies were found to have vitamin D deficiency. Although 97.5% of the pregnant women were taking calcium supplementation, serum calcium was found lower than the normal reference v...Continue Reading

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