ISSN 1662-4009 (online)

ey0017.5-5 | Advances in Clinical Practice | ESPEYB17

5.5. Six-year follow-up of a trial of antenatal vitamin D for asthma reduction

AA Litonjua , VJ Carey , N Laranjo , BJ Stubbs , H Mirzakhani , GT O’Connor , M Sandel , A Beigelman , LB Bacharier , RS Zeiger , M Schatz , BW Hollis , ST Weiss

To read the full abstract: N Engl J Med. 2020;382(6):525–533.In brief: High dose vitamin D supplementation of 4400 IU compared with 400 IU during the prenatal period alone to mothers of offspring at risk for asthma did not influence the incidence of asthma and recurrent wheeze in children aged 6-years.Commentary: Vitamin D deficiency has been im...