Pregnancy is a time of tremendous growth and physiological changes for mother and her
developing fetus with lifelong implications for the child. The concert of actions that must …

There are increasing reports of rickets and vitamin D deficiency worldwide. Breastfeeding
without adequate sunlight exposure and vitamin D supplementation are the major risk …

OBJECTIVE: Compare effectiveness of maternal vitamin D3 supplementation with 6400 IU
per day alone to maternal and infant supplementation with 400 IU per day. METHODS …

Following a request from the European Commission, the EFSA Panel on Dietetic Products,
Nutrition and Allergies (NDA) derived dietary reference values (DRV s) for vitamin D. The …

OBJECTIVE: We sought to determine whether 4000 IU/d (vs 2000 IU/d) of vitamin D during
pregnancy is safe and improves maternal/neonatal 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25 (OH) D] in a …

Background Vitamin D deficiency is common worldwide, contributing to nutritional rickets
and osteomalacia which have a major impact on health, growth, and development of infants …

Vitamin D deficiency in mothers and infants is a global health disorder despite recognition
that it is preventable. Recent data support the theory that vitamin D deficiency in adults and …

Exclusive breastfeeding is considered the ideal food in the first six months of life; however,
paradoxically, vitamin D content in human breast milk is clearly low and insufficient to obtain …

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 …

In the recent past, many studies have been published on the association between vitamin D
and bone health or the risk of various chronic diseases. Thus, the DA-CH reference values …