Plasma Vitamin D Levels Among Nigerian Mothers and their Preterm Infants.

V A AyeniT A OgunlesiI O F DedekeO O OlawaleD M Olanrewaju

Published in: West African journal of medicine (2024)

Notably high proportions of Nigerian preterm infants and their mothers had low plasma Vitamin D around the period of birth and low maternal vitamin D is associated with delivery of small-for-gestational-age babies. Supplementation of Vitamin D in pregnant women and preterm babies is recommended.

Keyphrases

gestational age
birth weight
preterm infants
preterm birth
low birth weight
pregnant women
body mass index