Status of Maternal Serum Vitamin D Levels in Rural India

Authors

  • Monika K. Kotpalliwar Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Datta Meghe Institute of Medical Sciences
  • Saunitra A. Inamdar Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Datta Meghe Institute of Medical Sciences
  • Neema S. Acharya Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Datta Meghe Institute of Medical Sciences
  • Deepti S. Shrivastava Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Datta Meghe Institute of Medical Sciences
  • Nilajkumar Bagde Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Datta Meghe Institute of Medical Sciences

Keywords:

Vitamin D, Vitamin D deficiency, Pregnancy, Hypovitaminosis D, India

Abstract

Background: The role of Vitamin D during pregnancy and its effect on maternal and fetal health is just beginning to be understood. What is clear, however, is that Vitamin D deficiency during pregnancy is rampant throughout the world. Vitamin D deficiency is prevalent in India, a finding that is unexpected in a tropical country with abundant sunshine. Various studies have shown an intrinsic relation between various parameters of maternal and fetal wellbeing with maternal Vitamin D status during pregnancy.

Aim: To determine the status of Vitamin D levels in pregnancy among rural mothers.

Methods: A total of 60 pregnant females, aged 20-35 years were studied during the third trimester of pregnancy. Serum Vitamin D was measured by chemiluminescent immunoassay.

Results: 65% subjects were found to have Vitamin D deficiency and 26.67% were found to have Vitamin D insufficiency whereas 8.33% had normal Vitamin D levels. Mean maternal serum Vitamin D level was 15.97±9.216 ng/mL.

Conclusions: We observed a high prevalence of physiologically significant hypovitaminosis D among pregnant women attending rural hospital. As mentioned in literature, Vitamin D deficiency is associated with adverse fetomaternal outcome, the magnitude of hypovitaminosis D in antenatal period warrants public health intervention.

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Published

2015-11-25

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Vol. 2 No. 3 (2015)

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