Table 4 |
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| Pregnancy and newborn outcomes for pregnant participants who received only a single dose of 70,000 IU vitamin D at enrollment and were followed up to delivery | |
| N | 13 |
| Gestational age at birth, weeks (by LMP) a Mean (±SD) | 38.8 (±1.8) |
| Range | 35.7 – 42.0 |
| Preterm, n (%) | 2 (15%) |
| Birth weightb (g) | |
| Mean (±SD) c | 2441 (±354) |
| Range (g) | 1890 – 3005 |
| n/N (%) Low Birth Weight | 6/12 (50%) |
| Delivery mode, n/N (%) Cesarean section d | 8/13 (62%) |
| Sex, n (%) female | 5 (38%) |
| Live birthse | 12/13 |
| Alive at 1 month of agef | 11/13 |
a. In a sample of 113 deliveries at the study site (October 2009 to January 2010) for which there was a recalled first day of last menstrual period, the mean gestational age at birth was estimated to be 39.7 weeks (±2.2).
b. Only includes the 12 liveborn infants.
c. In a consecutive sample of 362 liveborn infants delivered at the study site (October 2009 to January 2010), the mean birth weight was 2780 g (±440).
d. In a consecutive sample of 369 deliveries at the study site (October 2009 to January 2010), there were 199 cesarean deliveries (54%).
e. There was one stillbirth. In a consecutive sample of 369 deliveries at the study site (October 2009 to January 2010), there were 7 stillbirths (2%).
f. There was one neonatal death at 3 days of age.
Roth et al. Nutrition Journal 2012 11:114 doi:10.1186/1475-2891-11-114
