In recent years, there have been reports suggesting a high prevalence of low vitamin D
intakes and vitamin D deficiency or inadequate vitamin D status in E urope. Coupled with …

Introduction: Proper nutrition during pregnancy is important to prevent nutritional imbalances
that interfere with pregnancy. Micronutrients play critical roles in embryogenesis, fetal …

The association between vitamin D deficiency and various adverse pregnancy outcomes
has been extensively investigated in recent years. The pregnant woman is the only source of …

Background Vitamin D insufficiency has been associated with a number of adverse
pregnancy outcomes, and has been recognized as a public health concern. Aim The …

Birth cohort studies provide an invaluable resource for studies of the influence of the fetal
environment on health in later life. It is uncertain to what extent maternal vitamin D status …

Introduction: Proper nutrition during pregnancy is important to prevent nutritional imbalances
that interfere with pregnancy. Micronutrients play critical roles in embryogenesis, fetal …

Vitamin D deficiency has emerged as a public health problem worldwide due to its important
role in health and disease. The present work is intended to examine prevalence of vitamin D …

Vitamin D has well-defined classical functions related to metabolism and bone health but
also has non-classical effects that may influence pregnancy. Maternal morbidity remains a …

Methods: In this cross-sectional study, 284 pregnant women and their neonates referred to
Fatemiyeh Hospital of Shahroud were included. Blood samples of mothers and umbilical …

Although vitamin D (vD) deficiency is common in breastfed infants and their mothers during
pregnancy and lactation, a standardized global comparison is lacking. We studied the …