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Vitamin D FAQs for Pregnancy, Breastfeeding & Babies
80%+ of Pregnant Women are Vitamin D Deficient Protect Our Children NOW! Put a stake in the ground – eliminate vitamin D deficiency at its beginning Protect the health of the next generation Help...
Vitamin D Action Needed Now to Protect Pregnancies and Babies
San Diego is to be the launch site for GrassrootsHealth ‘Protect Our Children NOW’ Vitamin D*action Program. Its goal is to cut the risk of preeclampsia, preterm labor, pregnancy related infections, gestational diabetes, and other...
Fewer Respiratory Tract Infections in Infants with Daily Supplementation of Vitamin D
Respiratory tract infections (RTIs) such as colds, flu, bronchitis, and pneumonia, are the leading cause of death and a major cause of hospitalizations in children under 5 years old. RTIs are especially prevalent and...
Could Periodic Doses of 60,000 IU Vitamin D to New Breastfeeding Mothers Help Prevent Vitamin D Deficiency in Both Mothers & Infants?
In response to an upcoming publication by Trivedi et al., Dr. Carol Wagner, a member of the GrassrootsHealth Scientist Panel, writes a compelling summary of the current status of vitamin D deficiency among new...
Immune Response Affected by Nutrient Status and Other Factors
In our last post, we covered the important roles of vitamin C, vitamin D and zinc within the immune system, and how deficiency of these nutrients affects the immune system response to an infection...
Vitamin D Status in the Newborn Affected by Maternal Vitamin D Level & Alcohol Consumption
Vitamin D plays an essential role during pregnancy, for both the health of the mother as well as the health of the developing baby, during and after pregnancy. In fact, pregnancy is the only...
Vitamin D Level at Pre-Conception associated with Time to Conception
GrassrootsHealth has highlighted many studies demonstrating the positive benefits of achieving a prenatal vitamin D level of at least 40 ng/ml with health outcomes affecting both the mother and child, and has continued the...
World Prematurity Day November 17th
World Prematurity Day was first started on November 17, 2008 by the European Foundation for the Care of Newborn Infants (EFCNI) at a meeting of European Parents’ Organizations. Since that time, the March of...
FDA Allows Pregnancy Claim for Vitamin D Supplements
CITIZEN SCIENCE–it’s time! Please note the press release below about the new claim the FDA has allowed to be added to vitamin D supplements: Pregnant women who have higher serum vitamin D levels have...