Vitamin D deficiency and supplementation during pregnancy
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Vitamin D deficiency and supplementation during pregnancy.
OBJECTIVE Vitamin D is essential for skeletal health and prolonged deficiency results in infantile rickets and adult osteomalacia. The aim of this study is to determine the vitamin D status in pregnancy and to evaluate the effects of daily and of single-dose vitamin D supplementation. DESIGN A prospective randomized study at St Mary's Hospital London. PATIENTS A total of 180 women (Indian A...
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INTRODUCTION Deficiency of vitamin D in pregnancy leads to higher incidences of preeclampsia, gestational diabetes, preterm birth, bacterial vaginosis, and also affects the health of the infants. According to Polish recommendations published in 2009, vitamin D supplementation in pregnant women should be provided from the 2nd trimester of pregnancy in daily dose of 800-1000 IU. The aim of the pr...
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عنوان ژورنال: Clinical Endocrinology
سال: 2009
ISSN: 0300-0664,1365-2265
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2265.2008.03403.x