Pages tagged with "Pregnancy"
- A paltry 400 IU Vitamin D recommended during pregnancy - NICE UK
- Off Topic: Premature birth results in less schooling and income (age 28, 228,000 Danes)
- 4,000 IU Vitamin D daily during pregnancy (Mongolia) was good – RCT
- Preterm birth interventions – 4 studies found possible vitamin D benefit – Cochrane
- Asthma in child 2.3 X more likely if both parents asthmatic (unless add Vitamin D) – VDAART
- Omega-3 added during pregnancy helps in many ways – Cochrane Review of RCTs
- Australia no longer testing every pregnant woman for vitamin D
- Increased risk of atopic dermatitis with low vitamin D during pregnancy perhaps due to poor methylation
- Stressors as a fetus or child can cause health problems in adult (perhaps via epigenetics)
- Birth weight more than 9.9 lbs increases risk of breast cancer by 1.5 (wonder about Vitamin D)
- Vitamin B12 in addition to Foliate is needed to reduce neural tube defects
- Recurrent pregnancy loss – Low Vitamin D is a suspected risk factor
- Vitamin D during lactation – range from 4,000 IU daily to 150,000 IU monthly
- Conception in winter increases rate of Autism, learning disabilities, dyslexia
- Pregnant Malays near equator are vitamin D deficient (9 in 10 have less than 20 ng)
- Adding Vitamin D prevents ~100X more birth problems per dollar than adding folic acid
- Preterm births 12 X more likely if poor Vitamin D Receptor (white infants in Italy) – meta-analysis
- Preeclampsia reduced 1.7 X by aspirin (but reduced 7 X by Vitamin D)
- Ultraviolet light (like Vitamin D) is great, especially while pregnant
- Omega-3 helps conception as well as pregnancy – many studies