Vitamin D replacement in pregnant women in developing countries

摘要: Many pregnant women residing in developing countries have inadequate vitamin D levels despite the fact that some of these are at a lower latitude. Darker pigmentation with sun exposure, home-bound lifestyle especially during third trimester, and limited dietary source due to lack availability fortified foods, all contribute towards maternal hypovitaminosis D. Inadequate further precarious nutritional state accompanied by markedly intake calcium typically observed many low resource settings. Early marriage along early pregnancy other challenges specific parts attention is needed for bone health issues pregnancy. Some regions, South Asia, noted high prevalence insufficiency among aggravated winter. Despite importance pregnancy, it continues remain an underappreciated problem countries. Infrequent use antenatal care rural provides window assessing risk planning intervention measures area education or medication. Daily supplementation may meet related compliance Pharmacological doses per week trimester been improve 25(OH)D delivery amidst inconsistent data trials shown beneficial impact on anthropometry new-borns. There no reports any adverse mother child such approach. will continue be debate what constitutes adequate whether indeed influences fetal outcome. While one reaches find conclusive answers, given growing burden this condition, periodic should offered females risk.