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Yearbook of Paediatric Endocrinology 2020

2. Antenatal and Neonatal Endocrinology

Vitamin D Supplementation in Pregnancy and Fetal and Infant Growth

ey0017.2-21 | Vitamin D Supplementation in Pregnancy and Fetal and Infant Growth | ESPEYB17

2.21. Cord blood Vitamin D status is associated with cord blood insulin and c-peptide in two cohorts of mother-newborn pairs

KM Switkowski , Jr. CA Camargo , P Perron , SH Rifas-Shiman , E Oken , MF Hivert

To read the full abstract: J Clin Endocrinol Metab. Vol 104, Issue 9, September 2019, Pages 3785–3794. PMID: 31127822Maternal vitamin D status during pregnancy has been associated with markers of fetal growth and development. The circulating form of vitamin D, 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D], crosses the placenta, and the developing fetus relies on the mother for its vitamin D s...