Vitamin D level in Cleft Lip and Palate pregnancies: an association?
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Vitamin D levels in Cleft Lip and Palate pregnancies: an association?
IRAS ID
323935
Contact name
Peter Mossey
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
University of Dundee
Duration of Study in the UK
0 years, 6 months, 0 days
Research summary
Cleft lip and cleft palate are birth defects that occur when a baby’s lip or mouth do not form properly during the early stages of pregnancy. One baby in every 600-700 live births is born with a in their lip and/or palate. Children who suffer from facial clefts are subjected to a lifetime of treatment, and also to teasing and bullying because of the visible scar following cleft lip repair and distortion of facial expressions. This project will investigate if deficiency of vitamin D during
pregnancy is associated with clefting of the lip and palate. Evidence of this study may help in informing nutritional strategies and public health recommendations to those who are planning to conceive.REC name
North East - Newcastle & North Tyneside 1 Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
23/NE/0056
Date of REC Opinion
17 Apr 2023
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion