Open AccessDETERMINE THE EFFECT OF VITAMIN D SUPPLEMENTATION ON PREGNANCY OUTCOME: A COMPARATIVE STUDY.
Author(s) -
Nutan Narayan,
Dipti Roy
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
international journal of medical and biomedical studies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2589-8698
pISSN - 2589-868X
DOI - 10.32553/ijmbs.v4i5.1338
Subject(s) - medicine , eclampsia , pregnancy , obstetrics and gynaecology , vitamin d and neurology , vitamin , cholecalciferol , folic acid , obstetrics , biology , genetics
Aim: to determine the effect of vitamin D supplementation on pregnancy outcome.
Materials and methods: The present prospective comparative interventional study was conducted in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Nalanda Medical College and Hospital, Patna, Bihar. Total 60 patients were divided in to two groups. Group I (n=30): received only routine iron, folic acid and calcium supplementation (irrespective of vitamin D level). Group II (n=30): vitamin D supplementation (irrespective of vitamin D level) in the form of oral cholecalciferol sachet 60,000IU weekly till 10 weeks along with routine iron, folic acid and calcium supplementation.
Results: Pre-eclampsia was observed in 26.7% of the patients who didn’t receive vitamin D supplement whereas the group I which received supplementation showed on pre-eclampsia in 6.7% of the patients (p=0.001).
Conclusion: This study concludes that there is significant role of vitamin D supplementation in pregnant women in prevention of pre-eclampsia.
Keywords: pre-eclampsia, vitamin D, singleton