A Master’s Thesis in the College of Medicine Finds out that Vitamin D Deficiency Increases the Risk of Pre-Eclampsia by Five Times in Pregnant Women.

2022-03-07T00:00:00+00:00

A master's thesis in the Department of Medical Physiology, which was submitted by the student Alaa A. Qassim on Thursday 3rd March 2022, discussed the effect of vitamin D deficiency and its relationship to the occurrence of blood pressure (pre-eclampsia) in pregnant women.The study aimed to estimate the level of vitamin D in pregnant women with pre-eclampsia and those who are healthy. It aimed to find the association between vitamin D deficiency and pre-eclampsia in addition to evaluating the effect of pre-eclampsia on various body systems.It found that the level of the mentioned vitamin was lower in pregnant women with pre-eclampsia [Read More]