Prevalence of Vitamin D deficiency in pregnant population at term attending a tertiary care hospital Karachi, Pakistan

[摘要] Abstract: Objective:To estimate the prevalence of Vitamin D deficiency in pregnant women at term(>37 weeks &<42 weeks of gestation) attending a tertiary care hospital in Karachi. Method: This is a cross sectional study and non- probability purposive sampling technique was applied with 360 women in labour presenting with singleton pregnancy at Liaquat National Hospital. Data was recorded on a special form, maternal blood was taken immediately after delivery. The blood was analysed for 25-hydroxy .

[学科分类] 外科医学