Vitamin D at term of pregnancy and during lactation in white and black women living in Northern Italy.

The article discusses a study on the vitamin D serum status of white and black mothers who live in northern Italy. The study subjects included 12 white women and 12 black women who were paired with their infants. Results of the evaluation revealed low levels of vitamin D serum in 12 white and 11 black mothers at term of pregnancy. There were also deficiencies in the vitamin D serum levels of their newborns. Results indicated that skin pigmentation did not have an impact on the vitamin D deficiencies of pregnant mothers.