Pages tagged with "Pregnancy"
- Preterm birth increases risk of heart disease by 1.5 X by age 40
- Half as many tooth enamel defects in child if 2400 IU Vitamin D in late pregnancy – RCT
- Depression after childbirth 5 X less likely if good Omega-3 index
- Dr. Sears podcast with Carole Baggerly about Vitamin D (with transcript)
- Little sun in first trimester, 2.9 X more likely to have learning disabilities
- Call to action – more Vitamin D for pregnancies, loading doses are OK – Holick
- Gestational Diabetes 2.4X more likely if poor Vitamin D Receptor (region in China)
- Babies 3.6X more likely to go to hospital for asthma if asthmatic mother had low vitamin D while pregnant
- Vitamin D Deficiency-Related Reproductive Consequences
- Male infant 23 percent more likely if preconception vitamin D was high (after prior preg loss)
- More UV during first trimester, less Osteoporosis in offspring
- Vitamin D food fortification during pregnancy reduced gestational diabetes in daughters by 13 percent
- Low vitamin D in pregnancy linked to potentially harmful vaginal bacteria in black women
- Infant Problem-Solving Skills Linked to Mother’s DHA Omega-3 Level During Pregnancy
- Omega-3 during pregnancy and breastfeeding is recommended
- 10 percent of all women had after-birth infections – majority had low vitamin D (PhD) – 2019
- Gestational Diabetes 3 X more likely if poor Vitamin D receptor (Turkey)
- Preterm Births decreased by Omega-3 (analysis of 184 countries)
- Medicaid pays for 70 percent of US pregnancies for women under age 25
- 200 IU of vitamin D while pregnant raised levels by a paltry 2 ng – RCT