Vitamin D deficiency and maternal complications

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dc.contributor.authorChandel, Anu B.en_US
dc.contributor.authorMittal, Ritaen_US
dc.contributor.authorSharma, Anoopen_US
dc.contributor.authorMittal, Shivikaen_US
dc.date.accessioned2020-10-16T08:04:59Z
dc.date.available2020-10-16T08:04:59Z
dc.date.issued2020-06
dc.description.abstractBackground: Vitamin D deficiency is prevalent in India, a finding that is unexpected in a tropical country with abundant sunshine. Vitamin D deficiency is recognized as the most untreated nutritional deficiency currently in the world. Several studies reported the relationship between maternal vitamin D deficiency and adverse maternal and fetal outcomes including gestational diabetes, preeclampsia, preterm labour, low birth weight and increased rate of caesarean section.Methods: The study was conducted in the department of obstetrics and gynecology, Kamla Nehru Hospital, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India over a period of 12 months. Six hundred women were included in the study.Results: Forty-eight (8%) subjects developed preeclampsia-eclampsia syndrome, of which none had sufficient vitamin D levels, whereas 48 (100%) subjects had vitamin D deficiency.Conclusions: Maternal antenatal complications are more common in vitamin D deficient group.en_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kamla Nehru Hospital, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, RPGMC, Tanda, Kangra, Himachal Pradesh, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.citationChandel Anu B., Mittal Rita, Sharma Anoop, Mittal Shivika. Vitamin D deficiency and maternal complications. International Journal of Reproduction, Contraception, Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2020 Jun; 9(6): 2314-2316en_US
dc.identifier.issn2320-1770
dc.identifier.issn2320-1789
dc.identifier.placeIndiaen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/207742
dc.languageenen_US
dc.publisherMedip Academyen_US
dc.relation.issuenumber6en_US
dc.relation.volume9en_US
dc.source.urihttps://dx.doi.org/10.18203/2320-1770.ijrcog20202303en_US
dc.subjectCaesarean sectionen_US
dc.subjectGestational diabetesen_US
dc.subjectPreeclampsiaen_US
dc.subjectVitamin D deficiencyen_US
dc.titleVitamin D deficiency and maternal complicationsen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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