Abstract
BACKGROUND:
Vitamin D deficiency is common. What the optimum level of vitamin D in pregnancy and whether vitamin D supplementation in pregnancy confers improved health benefits remain controversial.
AIM:
To assess vitamin D status in pregnant women in a maternity service that recommends routine antenatal screening and advises supplementation where necessary, and to assess relationships between early pregnancy vitamin D levels and changes in vitamin D across pregnancy with pregnancy outcomes.
MATERIALS AND METHODS:
Vitamin D serum concentrations were measured in early and late pregnancy. The relationships between initial vitamin D status, maternal factors and pregnancy outcomes were estimated. Change in vitamin D over pregnancy was quantified. The relationship between change in vitamin D over pregnancy and pregnancy outcomes was also estimated.
RESULTS:
Of 1550 women, 849 (55 ) were vitamin D deficient (
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 149 - 155 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology |
Volume | 55 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2015 |