Patient's question:
I have seen rickets in books. Isn't rickets a disease that only elderly people get? Newborn babies haven't even touched the world much, and haven't eaten random things, so how could they get rickets? Is it because they lacked something in the womb if newborns have rickets? What medicine should be taken for rickets in newborns?Doctor's answer:
Neonatal rickets is usually caused by insufficient sunlight exposure due to not frequently exposing the baby to the sun, or a clear lack of vitamin D, which is directly related to the mother's calcium and vitamin D deficiency during pregnancy. It is necessary to appropriately supplement vitamin D and provide sufficient calcium. If the baby is breastfed, the mother also needs to supplement simultaneously. Daily exposure to sunlight for 1 to 2 hours is required.