Vitamin D and Pregnancy
- Authors: Shaikha Alnaqbi1, Reem El Asmar2, Russul AlQutub3, Alyaa Masaad4, Noor Abu Dheir5, Salma Abu Qiyas6, Dimitrios Papandreou7
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View Affiliations Hide Affiliations1 Department of Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics, College of Health Sciences, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, UAE 2 Sharjah 3 Department of Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics, College of Health Sciences, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, UAE 4 Department of Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics, College of Health Sciences, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, UAE 5 Department of Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics, College of Health Sciences, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, UAE 6 Department of Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics, College of Health Sciences, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, UAE 7 Department of Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics, College of Health Sciences, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, UAE
- Source: Vitamin D-A Novel Therapy for Chronic Diseases? , pp 109-119
- Publication Date: October 2024
- Language: English
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Vitamin D insufficiency is prevalent among pregnant women and infants worldwide. Expectant mothers with a heightened risk of vitamin D deficiency may have notably low levels of 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) in their newborns, raising the likelihood of nutritional rickets. Numerous observational studies suggest a link between inadequate vitamin D levels during pregnancy and various adverse perinatal outcomes such as hypertensive disorders (like preeclampsia), restricted fetal growth, and premature birth. Nevertheless, the limited number of large-scale randomized controlled trials (RCTs) conducted so far have produced conflicting findings regarding the effectiveness of vitamin D supplementation in enhancing perinatal outcomes.
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