Nutritional management of the breastfeeding dyad begins with focus on a varied and
balanced diet for the mother. Exclusive breastfeeding is recommended for the first 6 months …

Table 2 shows that human milk will not meet the DRI for all vitamins in breastfeeding infants.
The most glaring discrepancy between intake and the RDA is for vitamin D, although, as …

OBJECTIVES: To determine the rate of vitamin D supplementation in predominantly
breastfed children. To identify patient characteristics, parental beliefs, and practitioner …

Current research links newborn and infant vitamin D deficiency with various clinical
outcomes, including rickets, failure to thrive, type 1 diabetes, and other immune-related …

Daily vitamin D supplementation is recommended for breastfed infants, but alternative
methods include enriching breast milk with vitamin D through maternal supplementation or …

In the United States and other countries around the world, increased reports of rickets
among infants1-8 have given rise to concerns about the need to provide vitamin D …

Background: Breastfed infants require supplementation with vitamin D (vD), but little is
known about the necessary dose. This double blind trial evaluated four different doses of vD …

International agencies and various US health organizations uniformly recommend
breastfeeding as the preferred method of infant feeding for the entire first year of life and …

OBJECTIVE. The purpose of this work was to assess the vitamin D status of breastfed infants
living in Iowa (latitude: 41° N). METHODS. Blood samples and dietary records from 84 …

OBJECTIVE: Compare effectiveness of maternal vitamin D3 supplementation with 6400 IU
per day alone to maternal and infant supplementation with 400 IU per day. METHODS …