Late Pregnancy Vitamin D Deficiency is Associated with Doubled Odds of Birth Asphyxia and Emergency Caesarean Section: A Prospective Cohort Study

Authors

Hanna Augustin Olausson, University of Gothenburg
Sinead Mulcahy, Technological University DublinFollow
Inez Schoenmakers,, University of East Anglia
Maria Bullarbo, University of Gothenburg
Anna Glantz, Department of Antenatal Care, Primary Care, Gothenburg, Sweden
Anna Winkvist, University of Gothenburg
Linnea Bärebring, University of Gothenburg

Document Type

Article

Rights

Available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share Alike 4.0 International Licence

Disciplines

Biology, 3. MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES

Abstract

The aim of this prospective cohort study was to investigate the associations between maternal vitamin D status in late pregnancy and emergency caesarean section (EMCS) and birth asphyxia, in a population based sample of women in Sweden.

DOI

https://doi.org/10.1007/s10995-020-02999-z

Recommended Citation

Augustin Olausson, H., Mulcahy, S. & Schoenmakers, I. (2020). Late Pregnancy Vitamin D Deficiency is Associated with Doubled Odds of Birth Asphyxia and Emergency Caesarean Section: A Prospective Cohort Study. Maternity Child Health Journal, vol. 24, no. 11, pg. 1412–1418. doi:10.1007/s10995-020-02999-z