Nutritional rickets remains a public health problem in many countries, despite dramatic
declines in the prevalence of the condition in many developed countries since the …

Introduction: Nutritional rickets has been described from at least 59 countries in the last 20
years. Its spectrum of causes differs in different regions of the world. Methods: We conducted …

The need, safety, and effectiveness of vitamin D supplementation during pregnancy remain
controversial. In this randomized, controlled trial, women with a singleton pregnancy at 12 to …

Background: Vitamin D (vD) deficiency in pregnancy is a global health problem and the
amount of vD supplementation to prevent vD deficiency is controversial. Objective: The …

We analyzed the characteristics of young infants diagnosed with vitamin D deficiency in
early infancy at 2 medical centers in Turkey. In this retrospective, cross-sectional study, the …

Adequate vitamin D status during pregnancy is crucial to assure normal fetal skeletal growth
and to provide the vitamin D needed for infants' stores. To determine the actual situation in …

Nutritional rickets remains a global public health problem, despite effective and inexpensive
means to prevent and treat the disease. It is most prevalent in the infant/toddler age groups …

Introduction Maternal vitamin D status in pregnancy has been linked to many health
outcomes in mother and offspring. A wealth of observational studies have reported on both …

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 …

There is increasing interest in vitamin D nutrition during pregnancy because of widespread
reports of a high prevalence of low vitamin D status in pregnant women. While vitamin D is …