Abstract The 2 nd International Conference on Controversies in Vitamin D was held in
Monteriggioni (Siena), Italy, September 11-14, 2018. The aim of this meeting was to address …

Antecedentes La administración de suplementos de vitamina D durante el embarazo puede
ser necesaria para proteger contra resultados adversos del embarazo. La presente revisión …

Background: Vitamin D and calcium deficiencies are common worldwide, causing nutritional
rickets and osteomalacia, which have a major impact on health, growth, and development of …

During pregnancy and lactation, female physiology adapts to meet the added nutritional
demands of fetuses and neonates. An average full-term fetus contains∼ 30 g calcium, 20 g …

Importance Whether vitamin D supplementation during pregnancy is beneficial and safe for
offspring is unclear. Objective To systematically review studies of the effects of vitamin D …

Context: There is no doubt that vitamin D must be activated to the hormonal form 1, 25-
dihydroxyvitamin D to achieve full biological activity or that many tissues participate in this …

Pregnancy is a time of tremendous growth and physiological changes for mother and her
developing fetus with lifelong implications for the child. The concert of actions that must …

Vitamin D is a key hormone in the regulation of calcium and phosphorus metabolism and
plays a pivotal role in bone health, particularly during pediatric age when nutritional rickets …

Context Despite evidence on the association between hypovitaminosis D and adverse
pregnancy outcomes and the positive impact of vitamin D supplementation, no evidence …

Background Vitamin D deficiency is highly prevalent during pregnancy. It has been
suggested that vitamin D supplementation during pregnancy may reduce the risk of adverse …