Relationship of Maternal 25-Hydroxyvitamin D₃ Deficiency With the Occurrence of Preterm Labor
Rubeena Badar, Muntiha Sarosh, Tehmina Zafar, Rupak Shrestha, Faiza Ghafoor, Anam Bashir, Tayyaba Majeed · 2026
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Badar and co-authors study whether low vitamin D in pregnancy goes with labor starting too early, in this 2026 paper. Preterm labor is a leading cause of harm and death in newborns, above all where nutrition is poor. The team compared 316 women at a teaching hospital in Lahore.
About two thirds of the women lacked enough of the vitamin. Deficiency appeared in eighty percent of the preterm group but only about fifty-five percent of those who delivered on time. Average vitamin levels were markedly lower in the preterm group too. After adjustment, deficiency more than doubled the odds of early labor. Low blood counts, little sun, and few clinic visits also mattered. The authors urge screening in pregnancy.
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| CREATOR | Rubeena Badar, Muntiha Sarosh, Tehmina Zafar, Rupak Shrestha, Faiza Ghafoor, Anam Bashir, Tayyaba Majeed |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 25 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |