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Yearbook of Paediatric Endocrinology 2019

2. Antenatal and Neonatal Endocrinology

Vitamin D Supplementation in Pregnancy and Fetal and Infant Growth

ey0016.2-17 | Vitamin D Supplementation in Pregnancy and Fetal and Infant Growth | ESPEYB16

2.17. Vitamin D supplementation in pregnancy and lactation and infant growth

DE Roth , SK Morris , S Zlotkin , AD Gernand , T Ahmed , SS Shanta , E Papp , J Korsiak , J Shi , MM Islam , I Jahan , FK Keya , AR Willan , R Weksberg , M Mohsin , QS Rahman , PS Shah , KE Murphy , J Stimec , LG Pell , H Qamar , A Al Mahmud

To read the full abstract: N Engl J Med. 2018 Aug 9;379(6):535–546.This study tested whether vitamin D supplementation from mid pregnancy to delivery or 6 months post-partum had an effect on length-for-age z scores at 1 year or on other anthropometric measures from birth to 1 year.Bangladesh is a resource poor country where approximately 30% of newbor...