Abstract

Aim: To determine the frequency of vitamin D-3 deficiency in pregnant women presenting in OPD of a tertiary care hospital.

Study design: Cross-sectional, observational study

Place and duration of study: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, DHQ Teaching Hospital, Gujranwala from 1st November 2018 to 30th April 2019.

Methodology: One hundred and eighty pregnant women aged between 18-40 years having a singleton live fetus above 24-weeks of gestation were included.

Results: The mean age of the patients was 27.94±5.52 years and mean gestational age was 30.07±4.07 weeks. Most 91 (50.6%) of the patients were para 2 followed by para 3(26.7%), para 1 (14.4%) and primiparas (8.3%). 149 (82.8%) patients had vitamin D deficiency.

Conclusion: The frequency of vitamin D deficiency was observed to be 82.8% among pregnant women presenting in OPD of a tertiary care hospital. The frequency of vitamin D deficiency was significantly higher among younger females and those with early pregnancy. However, there was no significant difference in the frequency of vitamin D deficiency among women with different parity.

Keywords: Gestational age, maternal age, pregnancy, Vitamin-D3 deficiency