...birth. They found that mothers who gave birth to babies whose vitamin D level was less than 12 ng/ml (< 30 nmol/l) or between 12 and 20 ng/ml (30-50 nmol/l)...
...have a 20% preterm birth rate. That is 62 preterm babies. 21% of black women (83 women in the study) would have levels between 20-39 ng/ml with a 12.5% preterm...
...birth weight babies. One study showed an approximate decrease of 70% for early preterm birth, 85% for very low birth weight, and 60% for low birth weight among women taking...
...Netherlands. They studied 156 babies who were all born healthy and full term (37 weeks or later). Cord blood was taken at birth for study and a consultation was done...
...of compliance in giving babies the recommended daily amount of vitamin D. Babies’ Immune Systems Need Vitamin D Many studies have linked vitamin D with the risk of RTIs; with...
...According to the World Health Organization, there are an estimated 15 million babies born prematurely worldwide every year and more than 1 million babies die from complications of preterm birth....
...and mixed fed infants receive the minimum recommended vitamin D intake on a day to day basis. Is Breastmilk Broken? How do we get babies the vitamin D they need?...
...a Mother Need to Pass It Onto Her Breastfeeding Infant? It is well-known that most breastfeeding babies are not getting adequate vitamin D and if a mother were to bring...
...population. Vitamin D: Pregnancy and Lactation – Preventing Complications, Growing Healthy Babies Carol Wagner, MD, discusses vitamin D and its role in growing healthy babies from pregnancy to lactation. Vitamin...
...a vitamin D level of at least 40 ng/ml or 100 nmol/L) in pregnancy and babies. Black and Hispanic women are more likely to be deficient; blacks are 20 times...