Vitamin D administration during pregnancy as prevention for pregnancy, neonatal and postnatal complications

Pregnancy represents a time of rapid bodily change, which includes physical proportions, physiology and responsibility. At this context, maternal vitamin D stores have been the objective of extensive scientific research during the last decades, focusing on their potential effects on maternal an neon...

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Published in:Reviews in endocrine & metabolic disorders 2017-09, Vol.18 (3), p.307-322
Main Authors: Wagner, Carol L., Hollis, Bruce W., Kotsa, Kalliopi, Fakhoury, Hana, Karras, Spyridon N.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
25-Hydroxyvitamin D
Asthma
Diabetes
Dietary Supplements
Endocrinology
Female
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Infant, Newborn, Diseases - prevention & control
Internal Medicine
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Multiple sclerosis
Neonates
Neurological complications
Neurological diseases
Observational Studies as Topic
Postpartum period
Preeclampsia
Pregnancy
Pregnancy complications
Pregnancy Complications - prevention & control
Prenatal Exposure Delayed Effects - prevention & control
Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
Supplements
Vitamin D
Vitamin D - administration & dosage
Vitamin D Deficiency - prevention & control
Vitamin deficiency
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Summary:Pregnancy represents a time of rapid bodily change, which includes physical proportions, physiology and responsibility. At this context, maternal vitamin D stores have been the objective of extensive scientific research during the last decades, focusing on their potential effects on maternal an neonatal health. A growing body of observational studies indicated that maternal hypovitaminosis D (as defined by maternal 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D] levels
ISSN:1389-9155
1573-2606
DOI:10.1007/s11154-017-9414-3