ABSTRACT
We observed that 760 (92.1%) out of 825 healthy newborns atour institution had vitamin D deficiency (VDD) at birth. Theseobservations highlight the importance of regular screening andsupplementation of vitamin D in the early years of life.
ABSTRACT
25-hydroxy Vitamin D levels of 106 maternal blood samples and cord blood levels of their newborns were studied. Maternal mean (SD) vitamin D level was 16.3(10.3) ng/mL, and mean (SD) cord blood level was 12.8 (8.5) ng/mL. Seventy-five (70.7%) mothers (70.7%) and 88 (83%) newborns had hypovitaminosis-D. Seventy (93.3%) newborns of mothers with hypovitaminosis-D had low vitamin D levels. There was a strong correlation between maternal and newborn Vitamin D levels (r=0.6; P<0.001). There is a high prevalence of hypovitaminosis D in women in labor and their newborns.