The Importance of Vitamin D and Pregnancy
Take a look at the newest and most fascinating Vitamin D3 study that shows the greatest importance of all pregnant women to have extra Vitamin D3 during their pregnancy using daily sun exposure, special foods and supplements:
An RCT study looking at skeletal and non-skeletal effects as well as birth outcomes for 3 groups of pregnant women taking – 400 IU, 2000 IU and 4000 IU was published in 2012. The study found that women who took vitamin D3 of 4,000 IU/day during pregnancy “normalize” vitamin D metabolism and improve birth outcomes including: reduced cesarean section by 43%, reduced pre-term births by 26%, reduced gestational diabetes by 64%, reduced pre-eclampsia by 67% and reduced infections by 11%. No risk of side affects from the vitamin D dosage was found. Pregnant women receiving 4,000 IU/day vitamin D3 attained an average circulating 25(OH)D level of 111 nmol/L, well below the 150 nmol/L found in a natural environment. “Our conclusion is that during pregnancy women should have a circulating 25(OH)D level in excess of 100 nmol/L; however, one achieves it, be it solar exposure and/or diet”.
Hollis et al., Vitamin D and Pregnancy: Skeletal Effects, Nonskeletal Effects, and Birth Outcomes. Calcif Tissue Int DOI 10.1007/s00223-012-9607-4
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