How to reduce preeclampsia
Take vitamin D - probably at least 4,000 IU daily = 28,000 IU weekly = 96,000 IU monthly = about single 50,000 IU capsule every 2 weeks.
Low vitamin D is 4X more likely to have preeclampsia in pregnancy – Nov 2010
All preclampsia items in VitaminDWiki 178 as of April 2013
Overview of benefits of vitamin D before, during, and after pregnancy
- the above reference included the following table May 2011
| Dose IU |
Cumulative Benefit | Blood level and notes | Co-factors (see list) |
Calcium | $*/year |
| 400 | * less infant rickets |
+ 3X less adolescent Schizophrenia
+ fewer child seizures | <30 ng/ml | Not needed | No effect | $3 |
| 2000 | * More likely to get pregnant naturally or via IVF
+ fewer dental problems with pregnancy
+ 8X less diabetes
+ 4X fewer C-sections (>37 ng)
+ 4X less preeclampsia (40 ng vs 10 ng)
+ 5X less child asthma | 42 ng/ml | Desirable | < 750 mg | $12 |
| 4000 | * 2X fewer pregnancy complications
+ 2X fewer per-term births | 49 ng/ml
Test Vitamin D | Must have | < 750 mg | $175 |
| 6000 | * probable larger benefits for items listed above
+ Enough D for breastfed infant
+ Perhaps prevent 2nd autistic child | Test Vitamin D
clinical trials underway | Must have | < 750 mg | $200 |
2X more preeclampsia when vitamin D less than 30 ng, etc. - meta-analysis March 2013
Low vitamin D results in severe preeclampsia and low birth weight – Mar 2011
Low Cost vitamin D - including liquid and bulk including 50,000 IU
Alternately, L-arginine plus antioxidant vitamins got an absolute risk reduction of preeclampsia in Mexico of 0.17 (17 % ?)
- CLICK HERE for details of Random Controlled Trial May 2011