ANNE VİTAMİN DÜZEYLERİNİN BEBEK DOĞUM AĞIRLIĞI ÜZERİNE ETKİSİ

Aim: Malnutrition and vitamin deficiency during pregnancy result in low birth weight, neural tube defects, placenta and fetus anomalies and preterm delivery. The aim of this study is to investigate the effects of maternal vitamin D, B12, folate and homocysteine levels on infant birth weight. Materials and Method: The retrospective study population comprised 76 pregnancies delivered at Goztepe Training and Research Hospital affiliated to Istanbul Medeniyet University between January 2017 and December 2019. Womens were grouped as normal and low according to the vitamin D, B12, folate and homocysteine levels recorded at 37-42 weeks of gestation. Maternal serum vitamin D, B12, folate and homocysteine levels were defined as low 0.05). When confounding variables were adjusted, a positive correlation was found between maternal folate level and infant birth weight (p <0.05). Conclusion: According to the results of this study, it can be considered that the level of maternal folate plays an important role in determining the birth weight of the infants.