Use of vitamin D supplements during pregnancy is safe and effective in healthy women, a new study reveals.
US researchers found the use of supplements in expectant mothers helped to safely sustain a circulating vitamin D level of at least 32 nanograms pers milliter, which is thought to be optimal for mother and baby, despite previous concerns that supplementation may cause harm to the fetus.
In the randomized controlled trial, women with a singleton pregnancy at 12 to 16 weeks were split into three groups receiving 400, 2000 or 4000 IU of vitamin D per day.
“Starting at 12 to 16 weeks of gestation, vitamin D supplementation with 4,000 IU per day was most effective in achieving vitamin D sufficiency throughout pregnancy, one...
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