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International Journal of Reproductive BioMedicine
Research and Clinical Center for Infertility, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences of Yazd
ISSN: 1680-6433 EISSN: 1680-6433
Vol. 16, No. 7, 2018, pp. 429-434
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Bioline Code: rm18049
Full paper language: English
Document type: Research Article
Document available free of charge
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International Journal of Reproductive BioMedicine, Vol. 16, No. 7, 2018, pp. 429-434
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The vitamin D level in umbilical cord blood in premature infants with or without intra-ventricular hemorrhage: A cross-sectional study
Boskabadi, Hassan; Zakerihamidi, Maryam & Faramarzi, Raheleh
Abstract
Background: Intra-ventricular hemorrhage (IVH) is acute cerebral complications of
premature infants which may lead to the long-term problems.
Objective: According to the role of vitamin D in the stability of the blood vessels,
the present study was carried out in order to compare the vitamin D level in the
premature infants with or without IVH.
Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study was carried out on 180
premature infants in the Ghaem Hospital, Mashhad, Iran 97 infants without IVH
(53.9%) and 83 with IVH (46.1%) through convenience sampling technique in 2015-2017. Serum vitamin D level of funiculus in the two groups was compared. A
researcher made questionnaire was used which includes infants’ personal and
laboratory information; and their mother's information.
Results: Seventy nine percent of infants suffered from vitamin D deficiency in
which 33.9% had a severe deficiency (less than 10 ng/ml), 30% moderate deficiency
(10.1-20 ng/ml), 15% slight deficiency (20.1-30 ng/ml) and 21.1% had normal
vitamin D (>30.1 ng/ml). Vitamin D mean±SD of infants in the control group,
23.71±12.98 ng/ml and case group 15.92±10.27 ng/ml (p<0.001). In total 92.8% of
infants with IVH had levels of vitamin D below30 ng/ml, while this rate was 67% in
infants without IVH.
Conclusion: Vitamin D deficiency in the premature infants is very common. Also,
the serum vitamin D level in infants with IVH was less than infants without IVH.
Therefore, the recommendation of vitamin D may be effective in the prevention of
neonatal IVH.
Keywords
Premature infants; Vitamin D; Cerebral intraventricular hemorrhage.
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