The earlier the better- preconception vitamin D

Created June 2018

The earlier the better: preconception vitamin D and protection against pregnancy loss.

Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol. 2018 Jun 5. pii: S2213-8587(18)30178-5. doi: 10.1016/S2213-8587(18)30178-5. [Epub ahead of print]

Hewison M, Institute of Metabolism and Systems Research, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, Centre for Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, U. of Birmingham and Birmingham Health Partners, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK m.hewison@bham.ac.uk.

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PMID: 29884467 DOI: 10.1016/S2213-8587(18)30178-5

This is an editorial comments on

Mumford SL, Garbose RA, Kim K, et al.

Association of preconception serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations with livebirth and pregnancy loss: a prospective cohort study. Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol 2018; online May 30. In VitaminDWiki Preconception vitamin D is great - every extra 10 ng associated with 10 percent more likely to have live birth – Aug 2018

Preconception supplementation appears to reduce problems with

Becoming pregnant

Miscarriage

First trimester supplementation reduces problems with

Infant teeth

Autism

Asthma

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