Public health nutrition
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Public health nutrition · Jul 2017
Randomized Controlled Trial Observational StudyPrenatal vitamin D supplementation and infant vitamin D status in Bangladesh.
To determine the effect of prenatal maternal vitamin D supplementation on infant vitamin D status in a tropical region where vitamin D supplementation is not routine. ⋯ Prenatal third-trimester vitamin D supplementation (875 µg (35 000 IU)/week) significantly ameliorated infant vitamin D status during the neonatal period when the risk of vitamin D deficiency is greatest. Further research is warranted to determine factors that contribute to the rise in 25(OH)D during the first 6 months of life among breast-fed infants in this setting.