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Case Reports
. 2007 Sep 19:6:23.
doi: 10.1186/1475-2891-6-23.

Maternal vitamin D deficiency associated with neonatal hypocalcaemic convulsions

Laxmi Camadoo  1 , Rebecca Tibbott, Fernando Isaza
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Case Reports

Maternal vitamin D deficiency associated with neonatal hypocalcaemic convulsions

Laxmi Camadoo et al. Nutr J. .

Abstract

Maternal vitamin D insufficiency is not uncommon. Infants born to mothers who are deficient in vitamin D and or calcium, usually due to cultural modifications in their diets or clothing habits, and in addition are breastfed, are at risk of developing vitamin D deficiency and hypocalcaemia. We present a case of neonatal hypocalcaemic seizures secondary to vitamin D deficiency. Rickets in children resulting from vitamin D deficiency is well documented. It is also becoming clear that there is a positive correlation between maternal vitamin D status during pregnancy and lactation and the development of rickets both in infancy and childhood. The correlation between maternal vitamin D, neonatal vitamin D and hypocalcaemia is not well documented.

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