Maternal vitamin D status and adverse birth outcomes in children from rural Western Kenya

EN Toko, OP Sumba, II Daud, S Ogolla, M Majiwa… - Nutrients, 2016 - mdpi.com
Maternal plasma 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25 (OH) D) status and its association with pregnancy
outcomes in malaria holoendemic regions of sub-Saharan Africa is poorly defined. We …

Prevalence and correlates of vitamin D deficiency among young South African infants: a birth cohort study

JR Ncayiyana, L Martinez, E Goddard, L Myer, HJ Zar - Nutrients, 2021 - mdpi.com
Early-life vitamin D deficiency is associated with adverse child health outcomes, but the
prevalence of vitamin D deficiency and its correlates in infants remains underexplored …

Maternal vitamin D supplementation during pregnancy and lactation to promote infant growth in Dhaka, Bangladesh (MDIG trial): study protocol for a randomized …

DE Roth, AD Gernand, SK Morris, B Pezzack, MM Islam… - Trials, 2015 - Springer
Background Vitamin D regulates bone mineral metabolism and skeletal development. Some
observational studies have suggested that prenatal vitamin D deficiency increases the risk of …

Maternal plasma vitamin D levels across pregnancy are not associated with neonatal birthweight: findings from an Australian cohort study of low-risk pregnant women

PF van der Pligt, SJ Ellery, DL de Guingand… - BMC Pregnancy and …, 2023 - Springer
Background In utero environments can be highly influential in contributing to the
development of offspring obesity. Specifically, vitamin D deficiency during pregnancy is …

Maternal early pregnancy vitamin D status in relation to fetal and neonatal growth: results of the multi-ethnic Amsterdam Born Children and their Development cohort

ER Leffelaar, TGM Vrijkotte… - British Journal of Nutrition, 2010 - cambridge.org
Low vitamin D levels during pregnancy may account for reduced fetal growth and for altered
neonatal development. The present study explored the association between maternal …

Low prevalence of vitamin D insufficiency among Nepalese infants despite high prevalence of vitamin D insufficiency among their mothers

J Haugen, M Ulak, RK Chandyo, S Henjum… - Nutrients, 2016 - mdpi.com
Background: Describing vitamin D status and its predictors in various populations is
important in order to target public health measures. Objectives: To describe the status and …

Vitamin D levels during pregnancy and associations with birth weight and body composition of the newborn: a longitudinal multiethnic population-based study

ÅR Eggemoen, AK Jenum, I Mdala… - British Journal of …, 2017 - cambridge.org
We investigated associations between serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25 (OH) D) in pregnancy
and birth weight and other neonatal anthropometric measures. The present study was a …

Maternal vitamin D status and the relationship with neonatal anthropometric and childhood neurodevelopmental outcomes: Results from the Seychelles child …

E Laird, SW Thurston, E Van Wijngaarden… - Nutrients, 2017 - mdpi.com
Vitamin D has an important role in early life; however, the optimal vitamin D status during
pregnancy is currently unclear. There have been recent calls for pregnant women to …

The association of maternal vitamin D status with infant birth outcomes, postnatal growth and adiposity in the first 2 years of life in a multi-ethnic Asian population: the …

YL Ong, PL Quah, MT Tint, IM Aris, LW Chen… - British Journal of …, 2016 - cambridge.org
Maternal vitamin D status during pregnancy has been associated with infant birth and
postnatal growth outcomes, but reported findings have been inconsistent, especially in …

[HTML][HTML] Maternal vitamin D concentrations during pregnancy, fetal growth patterns, and risks of adverse birth outcomes

K Miliku, A Vinkhuyzen, LME Blanken… - The American journal of …, 2016 - Elsevier
Background: Maternal vitamin D deficiency during pregnancy may affect fetal outcomes.
Objective: The objective of this study was to examine whether maternal 25-hydroxyvitamin D …