Maternal Vitamin D Status, Oxidative Stress, and Implications for Neonatal Development: A Cross-Sectional Study.

ABSTRACT: Background: Vitamin D (VD) plays a central role in calcium homeostasis during pregnancy and has been implicated in redox-related biological processes. While VD deficiency (VDD) has been consistently associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes, the relationships between VD insufficiency (VDI), maternal antioxidant-related biomarkers, and neonatal outcomes remain incompletely characterized, particularly during the third trimester. Objective: To determines the prevalence of VDI in third-trimester pregnant women and to examine its associations with antioxidant-related markers and selected neonatal outcomes. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among pregnant women in the third trimester attending a tertiary referral hospital in Mexico City. Maternal serum 25-hydro

SUBMITTER: Flores-Bazan T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12843661 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature