Title
Vitamin D deficiency among pregnant women in India
Authors
Adawadkar Nitish, Patidar K. Anand, Likhar Swarnkanta & Pandey Dhruvendra*
Affiliation
Department of Community Medicine, Government Medical College, Ratlam, Madhya Pradesh, India; *Corresponding author
Adawadkar Nitish - E - mail: nitishadawadkar243@gmail.com
Patidar Anand K - E - mail: patidaranand@gmail.com
Likhar Swarnkanta - E - mail: swarnalikhar@yahoo.com
Pandey Dhruvendra - E - mail: dhruvendra.pandey@mp.gov.in
Article Type
Research Article
Date
Received December 1, 2024; Revised December 31, 2024; Accepted December 31, 2024, Published December 31, 2024
Abstract
Vitamin D is a fat-soluble vitamin involved in the regulation of calcium homeostasis and thus is essential for a healthy skeletal system. The blood samples from pregnant females coming at the facility were tested for Vitamin D levels as a part of routine Ante natal care (ANC). We report that 130 (61.9%) pregnant women had insufficient Vitamin D levels (12-20ng/mL) and 56 (26.6%) pregnant Women were having Vitamin D Levels (20ng/mL). Moreover, the mean Vitamin D (ng/mL) level in pregnant women was 14.3 ±5.2 ng/ml. Thus, there was a deficiency of vitamin D in most of the ANC mothers registered in UHTC. Hence, adequate supplementation of Vitamin D is needed during pregnancy. Lack of awareness is the major risk factors associated with Vitamin D insufficiency.
Keywords
Vitamin D, Cholecalciferol, Pregnancy, Fetal growth, Maternal-fetal relations, Antenatal care
Citation
Nitish et al. Bioinformation 20(12): 2029-2033 (2024)
Edited by
P Kangueane
ISSN
0973-2063
Publisher
License
This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited. This is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.
