A Review on Correlation of Vitamin A and D in Hypertensive Disorder of Pregnancy: Current Concepts

ABSTRACT

Vitamin A is essential for the health of the mother as well as for the health and development of the fetus. Vitamin A deficiency has affected 19 million pregnant women with the highest burden found in the WHO regions of Africa and South-East Asia. Vitamin A is available in multiple vitamin formulations for prenatal care in some countries. When provided alone, the compounds most commonly used are retinyl palmitate and retinyl acetate in tablet form or oil-based solutions. Hypertension is common in pregnancy and causes high maternal mortality. This includes gestational hypertension, preeclampsia, severe preeclampsia, and pregnancy with chronic hypertension. Preeclampsia is a high-mortality disease among the common complication of hypertensive disorder of pregnancy. in particular, severe preeclampsia possess a serious threat to the safety of mothers and children, and there are great difficulties in the treatment of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy during clinical work. therefore, we are adequate in dealing with hypertensive disorders of pregnancy. Any adverse pregnancy outcomes associated with hypovitaminosis D should be accessed through the perspective of immune dysregulation both at the systemic and placental levels. It signifies the supplementation of vitamin D in pregnancy have a role in the improvement of maternal hypertensive complication and improve the fetal outcome.