Maternal Vitamin D status and its effect on cord blood Vitamin D Neonatal Calcium levels

Dr M.vasudeva Murali; Dr T. Usharani; Dr Satish Kumar

Volume : VI, Issue : VII, July - 2016

Maternal Vitamin D status and its effect on cord blood Vitamin D Neonatal Calcium levels

Dr M. Vasudeva Murali, Dr T. Usharani, Dr Satish Kumar

Abstract :

 Objective: To assess the effect of Maternal Vitamin D status on cord blood Vitamin D and Calcium levels of neonates . Methods: In this observational study that was conducted in a teaching hospital in southern India from July 2012 to august 2013, 100 singleton, primigravida women with no medical illnesses were included. Maternal and cordblood 25(OH) Vitamin D levels were estimated for these women at the time of delivery. For the babies born to these mothers serum calcium was measured on day 3 of life and compared with the maternal and cord blood vitamin D levels. Results : There is a high prevalence of Vitamin D deficiency among pregnant women (67%) and in newborn(91%).There is a positive correlation between maternal Vitamin D and cord blood Vitamin D levels . There was no relationship between the serum calcium and Cord blood Vitamin D.