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Hello - Our son was born on 11/19/2004. At birth, he had swallowed amino fluid and during the first 3 days - he had to be extensively cleaned for the fluid. While doing this, he had developed respiratory stress and he had a swollen track. On the day 4 we found that he had developed seizures and there were extensive tests that were conducted. The only deficiency was the calcium levels which read around 6 mg/dl. He was treated for seizures and he was treated with a calcium supplement of 1.6 cc of Calcium gluconate - 4 times a day initially. He is now in his 5th week with a calcium suppliment of .8 cc oral suppliment and we have also discovered that his Vitamin - D level is slightly below normal - with a reading of 12 (where the normal reading should be 20 - 100). We are worried that he will develop some other complications. Kindly advice on this and as much information will be appreciated on this. Anxious parents - Kaveri and Madhu.
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Usually Vitamin D deficiency is seen in newborns if the mother is deficient in Vitamin D or the baby has parathyroid hormone deficiency. Since Vitamin D is deficient, the child should receive Vitamin D supplements along with calcium supplements. Also if the mother is breast feeding, she also should be given calcium and vitamin D supplements. Back to All Questions

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