| Author(s) |
Cheng, Hon C
de Costa, Caroline
McLean, Anna
Woods, Cindy
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| Publication Date |
2014
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| Abstract |
Serum concentrations of vitamin D were measured in 101 pregnant women with diabetes, both pre-existing and gestational, who attended for antenatal care in Cairns Base Hospital. Eighty-two (81.2%) had sufficient concentrations of vitamin D, 12 (11.9%) had levels indicating insufficiency and 7 (6.9%) were deficient. These findings contrast with those in the general population of pregnant women in the region, among whom 93.1% have been shown to have sufficient levels. The study contributes to the ongoing debate around the need for universal antenatal vitamin D screening in Australia.
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| Citation |
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 54(3), p. 275-278
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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 concentrations in pregnant women with diabetes attending 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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