High prevalence of vitamin D deficiency among pregnant women in a Turkish population and impact on perinatal outcomes. (10th October 2014)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Aydogmus, Serpil; Kelekci, Sefa; Aydogmus, Huseyin; Eriş, Serenat; Desdicioğlu, Raziye; Yilmaz, Bulent; Sağlam, Gülcan
• Is Part Of: Journal of maternal-fetal & neonatal medicine. Volume 28:Number 15(2015)
• Page Start: 1828
• Page End: 1832
• Publication Date: 2014-10-10
• Subjects: Perinatal outcomes -- small for gestational age -- vitamin D deficiency; Obstetrics -- Periodicals; Perinatology -- Periodicals; Infants (Newborn) -- Diseases -- Periodicals; Neonatology -- Periodicals; 618.2
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1476-7058

Abstract

Abstract: Objective : Maternal vitamin D deficiency is a major public health problem. The aim of this study is to investigate the influence of vitamin D deficiency on perinatal results in primigravida. Methods : One-hundred fifty-two healthy nullipar women were included in the study. Pregnant women with serum vitamin D levels <15ng/ml were defined as Group I and ≥15 ng/dl were defined as Group II; data were evaluated retrospectively. Type of delivery, gestational age at birth, birth weight, intensive care of the newborn, peri-and postpartum complications were recorded. Statistical analyses were performed with SPSS for Windows (version 16.0 ). Categorical variables were assessed using chi-squared test. The numeric variables were analyzed using Student's t -test and one-way ANOVA. Results : 44.6% of pregnant women were found to have vitamin D deficiency. The mean serum vitamin D levels for Groups I and II were 10.8 ± 3.8 and 23.8 ± 13.3 ng/ml, respectively. SGA deliveries were detected in 16.66% and 4.87% of the primigravidas with and without vitamin D deficiency, respectively. Conclusions : This study has shown that maternal vitamin D deficiency is related with an increased risk of SGA delivery. Further studies are needed to explain the relationship with vitamin D deficiency and poor perinatal outcomes.