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PREVALENCE AND ROLE OF VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY IN PREGNANT WOMEN AND EFFECT ON NEONATES

Lavanya Nagaveni Attili*, Swetha Ramesh and Gummadi Laxmi Prasanna

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Introduction: Study was planned to know vitamin D status in mothers and their newborns and effect of vitamin D deficiency on pregnancy outcome. Study design: Two hundred consecutive pregnant women with singleton pregnancy admitted to the labor ward of a tertiary care center were recruited for the study. Results: Results High prevalence of hypovitaminosis D was found among pregnant women. Eighty-six percentage had vitamin D deficiency, 9.5% had insufficiency, and only 4.5% had sufficient vitamin D level. Out of 200 cases, deficiency of vitamin D (36%), insufficiency of vitamin D (39%), sufficiency of vitamin D (8%) and non diagnosed were (17%). This study showed vitamin D deficiency influences on baby weight. The deficiency of vitamin D leads to low baby weight at the time of birth. The relation between vitamin D deficiency and low baby weight is highly significant. This study showed vitamin D deficiency influences on back pain and joint pain. The relation between vitamin D deficiency and back pain, joint pain is highly significant. This study showed vitamin D deficiency influences on PIH and GD. The relation between vitamin D deficiency and PIH is moderately significant and the relation between vitamin D deficiency and GD is highly significant. Conclusion: In conclusion, the data indicates a high prevalence of vitamin D deficiency among pregnant women. The significant association between vitamin D deficiency and abortions, back pain, joint pain, PIH, GD, and baby weight are observed in this study. This study shows no significant association between vitamin D deficiency and literacy rate. This work will serve as a foundation for future research on vitamin D status and it’s effect on pregnancy related outcomes.

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