Abstract
Results: The maternal 36th week serum calcium and 25(OH)D levels were significantly lower than those of 24th week and the control group. The maternal 36th week serum glucagon and calcitonin levels were significantly higher than those of 24th week and control group. Serum calcium levels of the newborn at 24th and 48th hour were lower than those of the cord blood (p<0.05). Conclusion: Vitamin D deficiency remains a major health problem for mothers and babies. So we suggest the families to be informed about the complications of vitamin D deficiency and risks like rickets in the early stages, and to educate the mothers for calcium-rich diets to prevent vitamin D deficiency in the babies and prophylactic vitamin D supplementation in the last trimester.
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