An investigation of vitamins in pregnant women

What is it about?

The sera were from 1056 normal pregnant women, the age from 18 to 40, at 7 hospitals from different cities. The mean levels of vitamin A, D and E in sera from these 1056 pregnant women were 0.39 mg/L (0.38-0.39), 20.44 g/L (19.86-21.08) and 12.96 mg/L (12.70-13.25), respectively. The rate of vitamin A deficiency was 17.05%, vitamin E deficiency was 0.19%, and vitamin D deficiency was as high as 56.44%. For these 1056 pregnant women, the levels of vitamin A, D and E were similar between age 21 to 31. The correlation of vitamin E and D was significant at the 0.01 level (2-tailed), and the correlation of vitamin A and age was significant at the 0.05 level (2-tailed).

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Why is it important?

According to our finding, the levels of vitamin A, D and E in the sera of pregnant women in Northeast of China were affected by area and age. Vitamin D deficiency was very serious, and vitamin A deficiency was common, vitamin E was sufficient.

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