Vitamin D (VD) is an essential micronutrient with multiple functions for human growth, and
adequate intake should be guaranteed throughout life. However, VD insufficiency is …

Daily oral vitamin D supplementation (400 IU) is recommended for breastfeeding infants (≤
1 y). Recent studies have examined alternative approaches to preventing vitamin D …

Introduction Hypovitaminosis D affects one-third to two-thirds of children and pregnant
women from the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. Objective To evaluate in …

Background & aims Optimal maternal vitamin status during pregnancy and lactation is
essential to support maternal and infant health. For instance, vitamin D 3 is involved in infant …

Background It is unclear whether maternal vitamin D supplementation during pregnancy and
lactation improves fetal and infant growth in regions where vitamin D deficiency is common …

Background: The safety of higher dose vitamin D (vitD) supplementation in women who
change from exclusive or full breastfeeding to combination feeding or who continue …

The optimal vitamin D supplementation plan during lactation is unclear. We investigated the
effect of maternal vitamin D supplementation on mother-infant dyads' vitamin D status during …

Background The pivotal role of vitamin D (vit D) in skeletal health is well known. Neonatal vit
D storage at birth is dependent on maternal levels, and newborns receive 50–70% of their …

This open-label, block-randomized controlled trial compared the effect of 800 IU/day and
400 IU/day of oral vitamin D3 supplementation in reducing vitamin D insufficiency (VDI) …

Objectives To estimate the effects of vitamin D supplementation during pregnancy on 11
maternal and 27 neonatal/infant outcomes; to determine frequencies at which trial outcome …