| Author(s) |
Bendall, Alexa
de Costa, Caroline
Woods, Cindy
Howat, Paul
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| Publication Date |
2012
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| Abstract |
Serum concentrations of vitamin D were measured in pregnant women booking for antenatal care in Cairns Base Hospital, Queensland. Of 116 women, none was found to be vitamin D deficient. With a threshold of 50 nmol/L, no woman demonstrated vitamin D insufficiency; with a threshold of 75 nmol/L, 6.9% would have mild insufficiency. Further investigation into vitamin D concentrations of women living in northern Australia is required before recommendations are made for universal vitamin D screening of all pregnant women in Australia.
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| Citation |
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 52(4), p. 391-394
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| ISSN |
1479-828X
0004-8666
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| Language |
en
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| Publisher |
Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia
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| Title |
Vitamin D levels in pregnant women booking for antenatal care in Far North Queensland
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| Type of document |
Journal Article
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| Entity Type |
Publication
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