Comparison of Serum Vitamin D in the Umbilical Cord of Survived with Not Survived Premature Infants
| Author | Hassan Boskabadi | en |
| Author | Gholamali Maamouri | en |
| Author | Akram Hemmatipour | en |
| Author | Zahra Parvini | en |
| Author | Asal Ramazani | en |
| Author | Fatemeh Bagheri | en |
| Orcid | Hassan Boskabadi [0000-0003-4022-5426] | en |
| Orcid | Akram Hemmatipour [0000-0001-8385-720X] | en |
| Issued Date | 2019-06-02 | en |
| Abstract | Background: Vitamin D deficiency is associated with prematurity, respiratory problems and infections. These are important causes of death in premature neonates. Objectives: The aim of this study was to compare the vitamin D level in the blood of preterm live neonates discharged with those neonates who did not survive. Methods: In a cross-sectional study, 335 premature infants (less than 34 weeks of gestation) were discharged and 48 infants died. We examined their umbilical cord blood for vitamin D. Results: Eighty-eight percent of our premature neonates had vitamin D deficiency. The mean of vitamin D in the survived neonates was 14.87 ± 10.94 and in those who succumbed their prematurity it was 9.4 ± 6.52 ng/mL (P < 0.01). There was a significant difference between the two groups in terms of the type of delivery, Apgar score of first and fifth minutes, duration of oxygen therapy and gestational age (P < 0.05). Conclusions: The results of this study showed that most premature neonates have a severe vitamin D deficiency, and this deficiency was more pronounced in the dead neonates than in those that survived, despite eliminated the role of gestational age. Measurement of cord blood vitamin D level may help predict the prognosis for premature neonates. | en |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.5812/ijp.84798 | en |
| URI | https://brieflands.com/journals/ijp/articles/84798 | en |
| Keyword | Premature Infants | en |
| Keyword | Vitamin D Deficiency | en |
| Keyword | Infant Death | en |
| Keyword | Prognosis | en |
| Publisher | Brieflands | en |
| Title | Comparison of Serum Vitamin D in the Umbilical Cord of Survived with Not Survived Premature Infants | en |
| Type | Research Article | en |
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