Abstract

Background: Every year 4 million newborn deaths occur in the world, out of which one-fourth are contributed by India. Still, inadequate maternal and newborn care, lack of quality care, overdependence on higher health care centers and overlooked adolescence are few of factors that compelled Government of India to adopt the concept of continuum of care recently, as emphasized in Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health (RMNCH + A) strategy. Of all the deficiencies, one of the most common deficiency is the calcium deficiency (hypocalcemia) and Vitamin D deficiency (Hypovitaminosis D). Objectives of this study: The objectives of this study is to estimate the levels of serum calcium and vitamin D in neonates and to find out the prevalence of hypocalcaemia.

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