Increasingly vitamin D deficiency is being associated with a number of psychiatric
conditions. In particular for disorders with a developmental basis, such as autistic spectrum …

Pregnant women and newborns are at increased risk of vitamin D deficiency. Our objective
was to create a global summary of maternal and newborn vitamin D status. We completed a …

This Clinical Report was retired October 2012. Rickets in infants attributable to inadequate
vitamin D intake and decreased exposure to sunlight continues to be reported in the United …

In this review we will provide a concise summary of the evidence implicating a role for
vitamin D in the developing brain. Vitamin D is known to affect a diverse array of cellular …

Research into the extra-skeletal functions of vitamin D has been expanding in recent years.
During pregnancy, maternal vitamin D status may be of concern because of the key role of …

Vitamin D deficiency occurs in the United States in exclusively breastfed infants who have
high levels of skin pigmentation, inadequate vitamin D supplementation, and insufficient …

Results: Cord blood 25OHD level (43.3±20.4 nmol/l) on average was 62±16% of maternal
levels (73.3±30.7 nmol/l), measured 1–2 weeks postpartum. Cord blood 25OHD correlated …

Vitamin D has emerged from obscurity, and its effects on various organ systems throughout
the body down to the cellular level are being discovered. What was once thought to be a …

To cite this article: Liu X, Wang G, Hong X, Wang D, Tsai H‐J, Zhang S, Arguelles L, Kumar
R, Wang H, Liu R, Zhou Y, Pearson C, Ortiz K, Schleimer R, Holt P, Pongracic J, Price HE …

Background It has recently been demonstrated that vitamin D (VD) deficiency during
pregnancy and lactation can give rise to problems in mothers and their children. Aim To …