Patients A total of 180 women (Indian Asian, Middle Eastern, Black and Caucasian) were recruited at 27 weeks gestation and randomized into three treatment groups: a single oral dose of 200 000 IU vitamin D, a daily supplement of 800 IU vitamin D from 27 weeks until delivery and a no ...
Timing (early or late) (Figure 2A) and method (regular or bolus doses) (eFigure 1 in the Supplement) of vitamin D supplementation had no association with the risk of SGA. Vitamin D supplementation during pregnancy was not associated with a risk of fetal or neonatal mortality (RR, 0.72; ...
"We should prevent serious mental disorders like autism by making sure women have optimal vitamin D during pregnancy," the study said. The study may also have important implications from a public health perspective. "It is feasible that a safe, cheap, and publicly accessible vitamin D supplement...
Results showed that this dose of vitamin D was highly effective at increasing vitamin D levels in the mother. More than 80 per cent of women who had received the supplement had satisfactory levels of vitamin D when measured in late pregnancy (the point at which most calcium bone mineral is ...
Pregnancy/Lactation Routine use of supplemental vitamin D during pregnancy is not supported by safety evidence. However, adequate maternal intake of vitamin D−containing foods during lactation ensures that breastfeeding infants receive sufficient vitamin D. ...
Vitamin D deficiency is common during pregnancy, and Black women are at greater risk because melanin pigment in the skin reduces production of vitamin D Higher vitamin D levels among mothers during pregnancy may promote brain development and lead to higher childhood IQ scores ...
According to Melough, as many as 80% of Black pregnant women in the U.S. may be deficient in vitamin D. Of the women who participated in the study, approximately 46% of the mothers were deficient in vitamin D during their pregnancy, and vitamin D levels were lower among Black women co...
(~800 IU per day) by women during pregnancy is inversely related to wheezing or asthma in their offspring during up to 3 years of follow-up92. However, a longer follow-up did not confirm this conclusion: vitamin D supplementation during the prenatal period alone did not influence the 6-...
Vitamin D status in pregnancy is associated with health outcomes for mother and infant. The current recommendation for vitamin D intake during pregnancy may be insufficient to raise serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25OHD) to optimal levels. This study evaluated the effect of two treatment regimens on ...
Vitamin D deficiency during pregnancy is a common public health problem [1,2,3]. There is increasing interest in several nonskeletal actions of vitamin D deficiency during pregnancy, including its effects on placental function, glucose homeostasis, infection and the inflammatory response [4,5,6]....