2020 Volume 80 Issue 6 Pages 525-530
Vitamin D (VD) deficiency in pregnant women results in fetal VD deficiency, which leads to the risk of low birth weight, reduced bone density, and infectious susceptibility in their offspring. We determined the number of pregnant women with VD deficiency and investigated if VD status is related to anthropometric data and infectious susceptibility in their offspring. The subjects were 30 women and their neonates. VD levels were measured after 32 weeks of gestation. VD deficiency was diagnosed based on a serum 25(OH)VD concentration <20ng/dl. The mothers were divided into VD deficiency and normal groups, and their infants’ outcomes were checked at 1, 3, and 6 months. As a result, fourteen of the 30 subjects were diagnosed with VD deficiency. According to the questionnaire survey, anti-ultraviolet measures during pregnancy; intake of foods rich in VD such as fish, eggs, and mushrooms; and knowledge of VD were not related to serum VD levels in pregnant women. The median gestational age and birth weight of the neonates were 39.5 weeks and 3,031g, respectively. There were no significant differences between VD deficiency and non-deficiency in the presence of respiratory tract infections and eczema at 1, 3, and 6 months. Our results did not reveal a relationship between VD deficiency and offspring’s anthropometric data or infectious susceptibility later in life. Larger epidemiological studies of VD levels in pregnant women are necessary to determine the issues related to VD deficiency in pregnancy.