TELL : +91 0 99 08 87 07 06

 Mcmed International ®: Largest Journal Publication in world

Acta Biomedica Scientia

Volume 13, Issue 1, 2026
Mcmed International
Acta Biomedica Scientia
Issn
2348 - 215X (Print), 2348 - 2168 (Online)
Frequency
bi-annual
Email
editorabs@mcmed.us
Journal Home page
http://mcmed.us/journal/abs
Recommend to
A Friend  | A librarian
Purchase
Purchase Issue
Abstract
Title
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MATERNAL VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY AND LOW BIRTH WEIGHT NEONATES IN INDIA
Author
Suvarchala K1, Sujeeth Kumar M2
Email
drvrvkk@gmail.com
keyword
Antenatal Vitamin D, Low Birth Weight, Maternal Vitamin D Deficiency, Pregnancy Outcome, BMI and Birth Weight
Abstract
To explore the role of Antenatal Vitamin D intake in prevention of Low Birth weight babies. The present study was conducted at Bhaarath Medical College and Hospital, Chennai, and resent study involving 100 delivered women divided into two equal groups -One with women with babies with weight less than 2500 gm and another group with women with babies with weight more than 2500 gm. Maternal serum 25 (OH) vitamin D assay was done by immunoassay method. Data was collected and included in a data based system and analysed by statistician. Increasing maternal age showed a significant decrease in serum vitamin D levels. Increasing BMI was associated with vitamin D deficiency and low birth weight babies. In the study maternal vitamin D deficiency was found to be a single best predictor for low birth weight baby. Based on the results from the study, it can be said that there is a significant correlation between maternal vitamin D deficiency and low birth weight baby. The study also showed the influence of other variable like age, parity, complexion, pre pregnancy BMI, BMI at time of delivery, previous h/o low birth weight baby, diet and haemoglobin. Thus vitamin D deficiency was found to be associated with increasing age, increasing parity, dark complexion, increasing BMI and vegetarian diet. Dietary improvement and prescribing vitamin D supplements can positively effect on low birth weight. Maternal Vitamin D deficiency may increase the risk of low birth weight neonate and modifying maternal nutrition behavior and their vit D level could be beneficial on pregnancy outcome.
Download Broucher
Back to Top >>>>