Effect of Vitamin B12 supplementation on growth of the baby
Not Applicable
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2020/01/022713
- Lead Sponsor
- Department of Health Research
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Open to Recruitment
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
a. The subject should be above 18 years of age.
b. The subjects should be primiparous or in case of a multiparous pregnancy, the previous delivery should have been atleast 2 years back with no medical history of previous abortions or miscarriages in between.
Exclusion Criteria
a. The subject should not have been on any periconceptional supplementation of folic acid or vitamin B12.
b. The subject should be a non-smoker and non-alcoholic.
c. Subject more than 10 weeks of pregnancy will be excluded.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method This work will provide importance of vitamin B12 during pregnancy and its effect on birth outcomes.Timepoint: 1. 10-14 Weeks <br/ ><br>2. 34-36 Weeks of Preganancy <br/ ><br>3. At Delivery (Cord Blood)
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method To study the maternal to fetal transfer of vitamin B12 by measuring the cord blood vitamin B12 levels.Timepoint: 1. At Delivery