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Pregnancy and Vitamin D

Year: 2014

Type: article

Abstract: Vitamin D insufficiency is common in women across different races of childbearing age. It is being increasingly discovered that vitamin D has many important bodily functions apart from skeletal actions pertaining to Calcium homeostasis. Evidence suggests that the maternal risks due to vitamin D deficiency includes eclampsia, increased risk of gestational diabetes mellitus, glucose intolerance; and fetal risks include risk of rickets, osteoporotic fracture in late adulthood. It may be prudent to include screening of all pregnant women for vitamin D level as a part of routine antenatal care and supplementation be given if found deficient.

Source: Journal of Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences

DOI: 10.4103/0971-9903.138426

Authors: Jitendra Ingole, Sonali Ingole

Institution: Smt. Kashibai Navale Medical College and General hospital

Language: English

Topic: Vitamin D Research Studies

Subfield: Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W2017878093

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