TITLE:
Neonatal Risks of Vitamin D and Iodin Supplementations during Pregnancy
AUTHORS:
Catherine Lecoq, Raphael Serreau
KEYWORDS:
Dietary Supplement (DS), Pregnancy, Hypercalcemia, Vitamin D (VD), Iodine
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology,
Vol.9 No.11,
November
7,
2019
ABSTRACT: Background: The consumption of dietary
supplements (DS) has increased by almost 10% last decade. This trend may be
true also for pregnant women; however, it was reported that pregnant women do
not sufficient and correct knowledge on nutritional needs during pregnancy.
Thus, we here attempted to determine the French situation of how French pregnant women take DS and its social-clinical significance
using questionnaires, with special reference to vitamin D (VD) overtaking. Materials and
Methods: A prospective multi-centric study was performed in three
maternities in Paris. One hundred-fifty questionnaires were administered
to pregnant women by midwife. Results: Thirty-four patients were interviewed at the
maternity ward of the Deaconesses, 61 at the
Pitié-Salpêtrière and 55 at Armand Trousseau. During pregnancy, DS started mainly
during the first trimester. Frequently, doctors initially prescribe them and women tended to continue to take them thereafter.
Possible VD overdosage was observed. Conclusion: We here characterized
French pregnant women in terms of DS during pregnancy and also, to our
knowledge, for the first time emphasized the risk of vitamin D overdose during pregnancy in France. However, since the cumulative dose
throughout the pregnancy was not determined
here, definite conclusion of whether women really take
overdose of this supplement may not be made. Women of higher socio-professional
society tended to consume more DS during pregnancy, and, thus, further
monitoring may be needed especially to this fraction of pregnant women.