Association of maternal serum vitamin D, calcium, and magnesium levels with cervical ripening outcomes in pregnant women undergoing misoprostol induction: a prospective cohort study
Maternal vitamin D, calcium, and magnesium status appear to influence the body's readiness to respond to labor induction. Optimizing these micronutrient levels may improve clinical outcomes and support safer, more effective induction of labor.
Authors
- Soudabeh Kazemi Aski
- Parissa Bagheri Toolaroud (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3742-4021)
- Seyedeh Maryam Attari (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5156-387X)
- Seyedeh Fatemeh Dalil Heirati
- Maryam Ghalandari (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3310-5485)
- Samaneh Mirzaei Dahka (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2825-9359)
- Saeid Doaei
- Seyedeh Hajar Sharami
- Azadeh Jafari
- Seyedeh Monir Gashtifard
- Roya Kabodmehri
Institutions
- Guilan University of Medical Sciences (IR)
- Iranshahr University (IR)
- National Nutrition and Food Technology Research Institute (IR)
- Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences (IR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- European journal of medical research
- Published
- 2026-02-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s40001-025-03737-3
- Primary Topic
- Preterm Birth and Chorioamnionitis
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00