Severe vitamin D deficiency in mothers and their breastfed infants is a significant health
problem in the Middle East. Supplementation of the breastfed infant alone with the …

Background: Exclusively breastfed infants are at risk of vitamin D deficiency. Objective: To
find out proportion of exclusively breastfed infants having serum 25 (OH) D concentration< …

In view of continuing reports of high prevalence of severe vitamin D deficiency and low rate
of infant vitamin D supplementation, an alternative strategy for prevention of vitamin D …

Background: Exclusively breastfed infants are at increased risk of vitamin D deficiency and
many lactating mothers have been found deficient in 25OHD stores. Objective: To compare …

Background: Parents are advised to avoid the direct sun exposure of their newborns.
Therefore, the vitamin D status of exclusively breastfed newborns is entirely dependent on …

Objective To determine the prevalence of hypovitaminosis D in exclusively breast-feeding
infants and their mothers in a community where maternal sunshine exposure is low. Study …

Background: Vitamin D supplementation is recommended for breastfed infants. Maternal
supplementation beginning in gestation is a potential alternative, but its efficacy in …

Objective. To examine the effectiveness of oral vitamin D3 (400 IU) supplementation on the
nutritional vitamin D status of breastfeeding infants. Design. As part of a larger ongoing …

Objective: To examine the effect of high-dose maternal vitamin D3 (vitD) supplementation on
the nutritional vitD status of breastfeeding (BF) women and their infants compared with …

There are increasing reports of rickets and vitamin D deficiency worldwide. Breastfeeding
without adequate sunlight exposure and vitamin D supplementation are the major risk …