None listed
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Maternal High Dose Intramuscular Vitamin D3 Supplementation: Mothers will be given a single dose of 1 ml of injection Arachitol (300000 IU vitamin D3 per ml) intramuscularly between 24
Sponsors
Satvik Jaiswal
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Maternal-infant dyads with a singleton, term delivery, gestational age between 37 and 41 plus 6 weeks. Healthy neonates at birth with an uneventful transition.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Neonates with low birth weight. Neonates with congenital malformations accounting to suspicion of some syndrome. Neonates with moderate to severe perinatal asphyxia or other indications of NICU admission and separation from mothers. Neonates who will undergo exchange blood transfusion. Mothers with chronic illness like tuberculosis, diabetes mellitus, chronic liver disease, chronic kidney disease, severe anemia, HIV, hepatitis B, gestational diabetes mellitus, pregnancy induced hypertension, hypothyroidism. Mothers who will be on vitamin d3 in last 3 months of pregnancy given during antenatal period. Mothers who will not be exclusively breastfeeding.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The incidence of biochemical and radiological rickets in infants at 6 months of age.Timepoint: 6 months | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Mean maternal and cord blood vitamin D concentrations at birthTimepoint: birth | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactSatvik Jaiswal
Hind Institute of Medical Sciences
Outcome results
None listed