Pages tagged with "Pregnancy"
- Postpartum depression 3.6 X higher risk if low vitamin D
- Anemia 1.6 X more likely during pregnancy if low Vitamin D – meta-analysis
- Miscarriage and low Vitamin D – many studies
- Breastfeeding is almost always associated with infant vitamin D deficiency
- 400 IU of vitamin D helped a few adults (Orthodox Jewish mothers - heavy clothing) – 2001
- Vitamin D reduces preeclampsia, gestational diabetes and hypertension - 38th meta-analysis
- COVID-19 more severe if low Vitamin D (1.8X for pregnancy)
- Need at least 6,000 IU daily while breastfeeding to eliminate Vitamin D deficiency – meta-analysis
- Preeclampsia reduced by Vitamin D - many studies
- Slow fetal growth if mother was obese and had low vitamin D (40 ng is good)
- Maternal Vitamin D not associated with health in China (virually none had a healthy level)
- Wide variation in vitamin D recommendations (in this case, pregnant in Australia)
- After lactation Vitamin D levels are low, increased risk of Breast Cancer, vitamin D should decrease risk
- Far less vitamin D in breast milk if COVID-19 (no surprise)
- Several advanced-maternal-age problems reduced if given Vitamin D during pregnancy (mice in this case)
- Less labor pain if higher level of vitamin D
- Preterm births reduced by Vitamin D - many studies
- Pregnancy loss 9X more likely if male had less than 20 ng of Vitamin D
- All pregnancy studies in VitaminDWiki
- Very low Vitamin D in Indian pregnancies– 1 in 3 women not even have 20 ng – meta-analysis