Questioning the adequacy of standardized vitamin D supplementation protocol in very low birth weight infants: a prospective cohort study.
Hatice SarıdemirÖzge Sürmeli OnayOzge AydemirAyse Neslihan TekinPublished in: Journal of pediatric endocrinology & metabolism : JPEM (2021)
The results clearly show that by utilizing the current supplementation protocol, the majority of VLBW infants with deficient/insufficient serum 25OHD levels reached sufficient levels on the 30th DOL. Furthermore, vitamin D levels in mother/infant couples were found to be highly correlated.