Medicine and Health Sciences Commons^™

Maternal Bmi, 25-Hydroxyvitamin D Serum Level And Cervical Length Measurements: Markers For Preterm Delivery, Sondos Salem, Emad Eltemamy, Manal Ali, Mazen Abd El Rasheed

Al-Azhar International Medical Journal

ABSTRACT Background: Preterm delivery is the delivery between 20th - 37th weeks of gestation. The study aimed to study the maternal BMI, 25-Hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) serum level, and uterine cervical length (CL) as predicting factors for PTD. Methods: A prospective study included 188 pregnant women recruited during 20th - 24th weeks of gestation. The maternal BMI was calculated, the serum level of 25(OH)D was measured, and the uterine CL was measured via transabdominal and transvaginal ultrasound. All women followed until delivery time and then were divided into 2 groups; group1 (n=54) women who delivered preterm, and group2 (n=134) women who …