Are Maternal Vitamin D (25(OH)D) Levels a Predisposing Risk Factor for Neonatal Growth? A Cross-Sectional Study.

Artemisia KokkinariMaria Dagla Evangelia AntoniouAikaterini LykeridouGeorgios Iatrakis

Published in: Clinics and practice (2024)

Overall, this study highlighted the association between maternal VDD at the end of gestation and LBW neonates born to mothers who received vitamin D supplementation. We did not find any correlation in two of the three somatometric characteristics studied, height and HC. In any case, more clinical studies are needed to further corroborate any potential association of maternal VDD with other neonatal somatometric characteristics.

Keyphrases

birth weight
gestational age
pregnancy outcomes
low birth weight
preterm infants
body mass index
pregnant women
risk assessment