1. Factors associated with cord blood vitamin D concentration in Saskatchewan newborns.
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Katzman M, Lawson J, Whiting SJ, and Rosenberg AM
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- Cross-Sectional Studies, Female, Humans, Infant, Newborn, Pregnancy, Pregnancy Complications blood, Pregnancy Outcome, Prevalence, Prospective Studies, Saskatchewan, Vitamin D Deficiency blood, Fetal Blood chemistry, Pregnancy Complications epidemiology, Vitamin D blood, Vitamin D Deficiency epidemiology, Vitamins blood
- Abstract
This prospective study investigated associations between cord blood vitamin D, risk factors for low vitamin D, and pregnancy and neonatal outcomes. The study included 65 maternal-fetal dyads delivering between December and February in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Eighty-five percent of mothers reported taking daily prenatal vitamin D but 70% of their newborns had insufficient or deficient cord blood vitamin D, suggesting that usual prenatal supplementation may be inadequate to achieve sufficient cord blood vitamin D in most newborns.
- Published
- 2014
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