Vitamin D deficiency and maternal complications

Authors

  • Anu B. Chandel Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kamla Nehru Hospital, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India
  • Rita Mittal Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kamla Nehru Hospital, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India
  • Anoop Sharma Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kamla Nehru Hospital, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India
  • Shivika Mittal Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, RPGMC, Tanda, Kangra, Himachal Pradesh, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18203/2320-1770.ijrcog20202303

Keywords:

Caesarean section, Gestational diabetes, Preeclampsia, Vitamin D deficiency

Abstract

Background: 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.

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2020-05-27

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