RESUMO
We observed that 760 (92.1%) out of 825 healthy newborns at our institution had vitamin D deficiency (VDD) at birth. These observations highlight the importance of regular screening and supplementation of vitamin D in the early years of life.
Assuntos
Deficiência de Vitamina D/epidemiologia , Feminino , Humanos , Índia/epidemiologia , Recém-Nascido , Masculino , Triagem Neonatal , Prevalência , Deficiência de Vitamina D/diagnósticoRESUMO
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.
