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- Healthy pregnancies need lots of vitamin D
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The articles in Pregnancy AND Dark Skin are here:- Vitamin D Status May Help Explain Maternal Race and Ethnic Factors in Primary Cesarean Section Delivery – April 2020
- Dark-skin plus low vitamin D in first trimester made preterm birth 2.9 X more likely – Dec 2019
- Low vitamin D in pregnancy linked to potentially harmful vaginal bacteria in black women - May 2019
- Pregnant while black increases chance of death – mothers 3X, infants 2X (low Vitamin D) – Feb 2019
- Depressed black pregnant women should take vitamin D – April 2018
- Bone loss during black pregnancies – 4000 IU of vitamin D was not enough – Dec 2017
- Preterm birth more likely if dark skinned and low vitamin D (not white-skinned) – April 2017
- Dark skin pregnancies 2.6 times more likely to have low vitamin D – March 2017
- Premature birth and infant mortality worse if dark skin (low vitamin D) - 2015
- Autism with intellectual disability 2.5 times more likely if low vitamin D during pregnancy – April 2016
- Ethnicity and low vitamin D levels during pregnancy – Jan 2016
- Metabolites of pregnant blacks vary with vitamin D level – Nov 2014
- Dark-skined mothers: preeclampsia 12X more likely if gestational hypertension – May 2014
- 78 percent of pregnant immigrants in Sweden had less than 10 ng low vitamin D – Nov 2013
- Depression in pregnant blacks strongly associated to vitamin D levels – Nov 2012
- Dr. Holick video on vitamin D - March 2013
- Dark skinned pregnant women far from equator were very vitamin D deficient – Sept 2012
- Pregnant blacks 50 pcnt more likely to be depressed if 3 ng less vitamin D – July 2012
- 80 percent of South Asian Women in UK had less than 10 ng of vitamin D in winter – April 2012
- Blacks have more pre-term births due to low nutrients such as vitamin D – Sept 2011
- Dark skin births are much riskier due to lack of vitamin D
- Vitamin D and fertility and birth problems with dark skin – Jan 2011
- Very low vitamin D for first pregnancies and those with dark skin – Jan 2011
- 97 percent of pregnant Blacks had less than 32 ng of vitamin D - 2010
- Pregnant women vitamin D insuficiency Black 97 Hispanic 81 White 67 percent – July 2010
The articles in Pregnancy AND Depression are here:- Depression after childbirth 5 X less likely if good Omega-3 index – April 2019
- Postpartum Depression 3.3 X more likely if low vitamin D – Oct 2018
- Vitamin D prevents pregnancy depression (US Prevention Task Force say it cannot be prevented) - Feb 2019
- Depressed black pregnant women should take vitamin D – April 2018
- Perinatal depression decreased 40 percent with just a few weeks of 2,000 IU of vitamin D – RCT Aug 2016
- MAGNESIUM IN MAN - IMPLICATIONS FOR HEALTH AND DISEASE – review 2015
- Depression in youths associated with low vitamin D during pregnancy – Oct 2014
- Postpartum depression 7X more likely if less than 10 ng of vitamin D – Sept 2014
- Depression after pregnancy and vitamin D – Nov 2013
- Depression and Vitamin D during Pregnancy – Dissertation Aug 2014
- Depression during pregnancy twice as likely if consume little vitamin D – July 2014
- Antidepressants might increase infertility and pregnancy problems – Nov 2012
- Association between season of birth and suicide – perhaps vitamin D – Sept 2012
- Depression 50 percent more likely if low vitamin D in early pregnancy – Aug 2012
- Pregnant blacks 50 pcnt more likely to be depressed if 3 ng less vitamin D – July 2012
- Depressed mothers more likely to have small babies – Aug 2010
- An Exploratory Study of Postpartum Depression and Vitamin D - May 2010
- New York Times on Postpartum depression June 2014
No mention of Vitamin D - Antenatal depression: Everything you need to know about depression during pregnancy July 2015
Vitamin D "is a proven mood booster" - Postpartum Depression now follows 1 in 7 births March of Dimes May 2018
" It's the most common complication for women who have just had a baby"
Vitamin D is not mentioned
The articles in Pregnancy AND Intervention are here:
- Vitamin D during pregnancy – single 200,000 IU similar to daily 5,000 IU – April 2020
- Massive improvement in vaginal microbiome during pregnancy with Vitamin D – March 2019
- Autism risk reduced 2X by prenatal vitamins (Vitamin D or Folic) – Feb 2019
- Fetal bones helped a bit by 1,000 IU of vitamin D – RCT Feb 2019
- Adding 1,000 IU vitamin D while pregnant did not help much (no surprise) – RCT Jan 2019
- Pregnancies helped a lot by Vitamin D (injection then 50,000 IU monthly) – RCT May 2018
- 430 genes changed when 3,800 IU Vitamin D added in late second trimester – RCT May 2018
- 300,000 IU of Vitamin D is not enough during pregnancy – RCT May 2018
- Preeclampsia risk reduced 7X by 4,000 IU of Vitamin D daily – RCT March 2018
- Risk of infant Asthma cut in half if mother supplemented Vitamin D to get more than 30 ng – RCT Oct 2017
- Gestational diabetes 30 percent less likely if consumed more than 400 IU of vitamin D daily – Oct 2017
- Monthly 120,000 IU Vitamin D plus daily Calcium was great during pregnancies – RCT Sept 2017
- Preterm birth rate reduced by vitamin D – 78 percent if non-white, 39 percent if white – July 2017
- 1,000 IU of Vitamin D while pregnant helped a little bit (4,000 IU helps a lot) – RCT Dec 2016
- Preeclampsia recurrence reduced 2 X by 50,000 IU of vitamin D every two weeks – RCT July 2017
- Only a select group of women will get a modest benefit from 800 IU of vitamin D – Jan 2017
- Reduction of infant asthma may require good vitamin D when lung development starts (4 weeks) – March 2017
- Gestational diabetes treated by Vitamin D plus Omega-3 – RCT Feb 2017
- 3,800 IU Vitamin D during pregnancy did not help much – RCT Jan 2017
- 50,000 IU of vitamin D for 8 weeks of pregnancy raised most above 30 nanograms - RCT Jan 2017
- Gestational Diabetes reduce 3 times by 5,000 IU of Vitamin D – RCT Jan 2016
- Preeclampsia risk reduced by higher levels of vitamin D (VDAART 4,400 IU) - RCT Nov 2016
- Gestational Diabetes treated with 50,000 IU every two weeks – RCT Sept 2016
- Perinatal depression decreased 40 percent with just a few weeks of 2,000 IU of vitamin D – RCT Aug 2016
- Pregnancy – adding 35,000 IU Vitamin D weekly was nice, but not enough – RCT April 2016
- Vitamin D once during pregnancy reduced infant health care costs (300 times ROI) – RCT Dec 2015
- Autism rate in siblings reduced 4X by vitamin D: 5,000 IU during pregnancy, 1,000 IU to infants – Feb 2016
- Preterm birth rate reduced 57 percent by Vitamin D – Nov 2015
- Pregnancy supplemented with 2,000 IU vitamin D got most infants to more than 12 nanograms – Aug 2015
- Preeclampsia reduced by Vitamin D (50,000 IU bi-weekly) and Calcium – Oct 2015
- Clinical trials for pregnancy with Vitamin D intervention – 51 as of Sept 2015
- No multiple sclerosis relapses during pregnancy if 50,000 IU of Vitamin D weekly – RCT April 2015
- Wheezing reduced 35 percent if vitamin D added during pregnancy – April 2015
- 4,000 IU raised vitamin D levels during pregnancy – July 2014
- Pregnant mothers in Quatar needed more than weekly 50,000 IU Vitamin D – Nov 2013
- Gestational diabetes – Vitamin D and Calcium provided huge benefits – RCT March 2015
- Pregnancy helped by single dose of 60,000 IU of Vitamin D – RCT March 2015
- Gestational diabetes reduced by just two 50,000 IU doses of vitamin D – RCT Nov 2014
- Improved births with 2,000 IU vitamin D during pregnancy in India - RCT Feb 2015
- 50,000 IU of Vitamin D every 2 weeks reduced gestational diabetes – RCT Feb 2015
- Infant much healthier if Gestational Diabetic mother got 2 doses of vitamin D – RCT Nov 2014
- 2000 IU vitamin D during pregnancy and 800 IU to infant resulted in less use of antibiotics – RCT April 2014
- Gestational Diabetes reduced with 50,000 IU of vitamin D every 3 weeks and daily Calcium – RCT June 2014
- Gestational Diabetes reduced 40 percent by 5,000 IU of vitamin D – RCT April 2014
- 5,000 IU Vitamin D was not enough to reduce preeclampsia but did help future infant – RCT April 2014
- Breast milk resulted in 20 ng of vitamin D for infant if mother had taken 5,000 IU daily – RCT Dec 2013
- Vitamin D intervention for 8 weeks of pregnancy: infants taller, heavier and bigger heads – RCT Oct 2013
- Prenatal Vitamin D (35,000 weekly, 3rd trimester) resulted in 1 cm taller infants at age 1 year – RCT Aug 2013
- Insulin resistance during pregnancy improved with 50,000 IU of vitamin D every 2 weeks – RCT April 2013
- Bones better after pregnancy with just 200 IU of vitamin D plus 600 Calcium – RCT July 2013
The articles in Pregnancy AND Meta-analysis are here:- Multiple Sclerosis 40 percent more likely if mother had low vitamin D – meta-analysis Jan 2020
- Pregnancies helped by Vitamin D (insulin and birth weight in this case) – 28th meta-analysis Oct 2019
- Preeclampsia 2.7 X less likely if 50,000 IU of Vitamin D every 2 weeks – meta-analysis Sept 2019
- Autism risk increased 30 percent by Cesareans (both low vitamin D) – meta-analysis Sept 2019
- Vitamin D treats Gestational Diabetes, decreases hospitalization and newborn complications – meta-analysis March 2019
- Birth size and weight increased by Vitamin D – meta-analysis Feb 2019
- Pregnancies helped by Vitamin D in many ways – 27th meta-analysis Jan 2019
- Vitamin D supplementation reduced SGA, fetal mortality, infant mortality – JAMA Meta – May 2018
- Gestational Diabetes 39 percent more likely if insufficient Vitamin D – Meta-analysis March 2018
- Preeclampsia reduced 2X by Vitamin D, by 5X if also add Calcium – meta-analysis Oct 2017
- Preeclampsia risk reduced 60 percent if supplement with Vitamin D (they ignored dose size) – meta-analysis Sept 2017
- Small for gestational age is 1.6 X more likely if mother was vitamin D deficient – meta-analysis Aug 2017
- Miscarriage 2 times more likely if low vitamin D – meta-analysis May 2017
- Fewer than half of pregnancies will get even 20 ng of vitamin D with 800 IU daily dose – meta-analysis May 2017
- Low Vitamin D results in adverse pregnancy and birth outcomes – Wagner meta-analysis March 2017
- Bacterial vaginosis in pregnancy increased prematurity risk by 60 percent - meta-analysis 1999
- Preterm birth rate reduced by 43 percent with adequate Vitamin D supplementation – meta-analysis Feb 2017
- Vitamin D during pregnancy reduces risk of childhood asthma by 13 percent – meta-analysis Dec 2016
- Vitamin D helps during pregnancy – meta-analysis Feb 2016
- Preterm birth 30 percent more likely if low vitamin D – meta-analysis May 2016
- Preterm birth extended by 2 weeks with Omega-3 – Meta-analysis Nov 2015
- Gestational Diabetes Mellitus 1.5X more likely if low vitamin D – meta-analysis Oct 2015
- Infant wheezing 40 percent less likely if mother supplemented with vitamin D, vitamin E, or Zinc – meta-analysis Aug 2015
- Birth weight and length increased with high levels of vitamin D – meta-analysis March 2015
- Pregnancy and Vitamin D – meta-analysis April 2015
- More vitamin D needed during pregnancy – meta-analysis Oct 2014
- Preeclampsia rate cut in half by high level of vitamin D – meta-analysis March 2014
- Preeclampsia 2.7X more frequent if low vitamin D – meta-analysis Sept 2013
- 2X more preeclampsia when vitamin D less than 30 ng, etc. - meta-analysis March 2013
- 2X more likely to have preeclampsia if less than 20 ng of vitamin D – Meta-analysis Jan 2013
- Multiple Sclerosis 23 percent more likely if born in April vs. Oct – meta-analysis Nov 2012
- Pregnancy and vitamin D meta-analysis – July 2012
- Low vitamin D increased probability of low birth weight by 60 percent – meta-analysis June 2012
- Gestational diabetes 60 percent more likely below 20 ng of vitamin D – meta-analysis Feb 2012
- Premature or low birth weight resulted in children 3X more likely to be anxious – meta-analysis May 2011
Pages listed in BOTH the categories Diabetes and Pregnancy- Gestational Diabetes 2.4X more likely if poor Vitamin D Receptor (region in China) – June 2019
- Vitamin D food fortification during pregnancy reduced gestational diabetes in daughters by 13 percent – Nov 2018
- Gestational Diabetes 3 X more likely if poor Vitamin D receptor (Turkey) – May 2019
- Type 1 Diabetes risk increased if high postpartum Vitamin D binding protein – Jan 2019
- Vitamin D treats Gestational Diabetes, decreases hospitalization and newborn complications – meta-analysis March 2019
- Maternal Diabetes and Risk of Autism in Offspring – JAMA June 2018
- Gestational Diabetes 39 percent more likely if insufficient Vitamin D – Meta-analysis March 2018
- Gestational Diabetes 1.9 X more likely if low vitamin D – review Dec 2017
- Congenital Heart Disease is associated with gestational diabetes in first trimester (need Vitamin D and Omega-3 early) Dec 2017
- Gestational Diabetes Mellitus associated with 4 Vitamin D genes – Oct 2015
- Gestational diabetes 30 percent less likely if consumed more than 400 IU of vitamin D daily – Oct 2017
- Low vitamin D plus gestational diabetes resulted in increased ICU use, SGA – Oct 2016
- Gestational diabetes treated by Vitamin D plus Omega-3 – RCT Feb 2017
- Gestational Diabetes reduce 3 times by 5,000 IU of Vitamin D – RCT Jan 2016
- Gestational Diabetes treated with 50,000 IU every two weeks – RCT Sept 2016
- Low vitamin D in pregnancy – epigenetic pancreas problems in offspring (mice) – May 2016
- MAGNESIUM IN MAN - IMPLICATIONS FOR HEALTH AND DISEASE – review 2015
- Gestational Diabetes 3.7 X more likely if smoke and have low vitamin D (no surprise) – Feb 2016
- Gestational Diabetes helped by Vitamin D and Calcium (also less C-section and LGA) – RCT Jan 2016
- Diabetes in child not prevented by a tiny amount of vitamin D during pregnancy – Nov 2015
- Gestational Diabetes Mellitus 1.5X more likely if low vitamin D – meta-analysis Oct 2015
- Gestational Diabetes increasing, especially in dark skinned women (low vitamin D) - 2007
- Increased Gestational Diabetes and poorer infant health associated with low vitamin D – June 2015
- Gestational Diabetes in 10 percent of pregnancies, vitamin D probably helps – Jan 2014
- Gestational diabetes – Vitamin D and Calcium provided huge benefits – RCT March 2015
- Gestational diabetes reduced by just two 50,000 IU doses of vitamin D – RCT Nov 2014
- Gestational Diabetes reduced with 50,000 IU of vitamin D every 3 weeks and daily Calcium – RCT June 2014
- Gestational Diabetes reduced 40 percent by 5,000 IU of vitamin D – RCT April 2014
- Insulin resistance during pregnancy improved with 50,000 IU of vitamin D every 2 weeks – RCT April 2013
- During pregnancy even 400 IU helps metabolic status – RCT July 2013
- Will 1600 IU vitamin D prevent gestational diabetes – no, not enough, July 2013
- Vitamin D protects against many types of health problems – review May 2013
- Dr. Holick video on vitamin D - March 2013
- Gestational diabetes 2.2X more likely below 10 ng of vitamin D – June 2012
- Gestational diabetes 60 percent more likely below 20 ng of vitamin D – meta-analysis Feb 2012
- Type I diabetes 2X more likely if mother had low vitamin D – Jan 2012
- 300,000 IU injection loading dose of vitamin D3 stopped gestational diabetes in RCT – Oct 2011
- Less muscle and insulin resistance for children of vitamin D deficient mothers – Jan 2011
- Vitamin D Levels at Birth May Predict Obesity Risk at age 3 - Oct 2010
Pages listed in BOTH the categories Pregnancy and UV- More UV during first trimester, less Osteoporosis in offspring – June 2019
- Low Vitamin D if low UV (Pregnant Japanese, 2012) – March 2019
- Ultraviolet light (like Vitamin D) is great, especially while pregnant – Aug 2018
- Extreme preterm survival 30 percent less likely if little sunshine 23-28 weeks – June 2015
- Grassroots PDF and video updates May and June 2010
Pages listed in BOTH the categories Pregnancy and Magnesium- IQ 4 points lower in male children if fluoridated water while pregnant (perhaps Magnesium) – Aug 2019
- Leg cramps in pregnant women not changed by 1,000 IU of vitamin D for 6 weeks (no surprise) – RCT Jan 2017
- MAGNESIUM IN MAN - IMPLICATIONS FOR HEALTH AND DISEASE – review 2015
- Pregnancy helped by Magnesium in many ways
- Magnesium (Sulfate) reduces risk of cerebral palsy for those at risk of pre-term births – Dec 2013
- Magnesium helps pregnancy – low quality evidence - Cochrane April 2014
- Preeclampsia inversely proportional to serum Magnesium – Oct 2014
Pages listed in BOTH the categories Pregnancy and Obesity- Fetus conceived by slender mom grown by obese mom is more likely will become obese - Sept 2020
- Autism 2.1 times more likely if obese and PCOS (relationships to vitamin D not mentioned) Oct 2016
- Prenatal soft drink resulted in 2 times more overweight babies at age 12 months (vitamin D not mentioned) – May 2016
- Infant risk of obesity increased by 50 percent if low vitamin D during pregnancy – Sept 2015
- Overweight children associated with low vitamin D during pregnancy – 2015, 2018
- High risk of extremely premature birth if high BMI (low vitamin D) – June 2013
- 1.8X increased risk of Obesity if antibiotics were used during pregnancy – Nov 2014
- Morbid obesity increases chance of extreme preemie by 3X (low vitamin D not mentioned) – June 2013
- Obese mothers with adequate vitamin D gave birth to low D and fat infants – Jan 2013
- Low vitamin D in womb linked to more weight at age 6 – May 2012
- Vitamin D Levels at Birth May Predict Obesity Risk at age 3 - Oct 2010
- Half of newborn deaths are due to excessive weight of their mothers – Oct 2010
Pages listed in BOTH the categories Pregnancy and Hypertension (preeclampsia)- Preeclampsia (low vitamin D) doubles the risk of later cardiovascular problems – Sept 2019
- Preeclampsia 11X more likely if poor Vitamin D Binding Protein (South Africa) - Sept 2019
- Preeclampsia 2X more likely if poor Vitamin D Receptor – April 2019
- Preeclampsia reduced 1.7 X by aspirin (but reduced 7 X by Vitamin D) – Feb 2018
- Preeclampsia risk reduced 7X by 4,000 IU of Vitamin D daily – RCT March 2018
- Preeclampsia of offspring cut in half if mother who smoked had vitamin D fortified margarine – Dec 2017
- Preeclampsia reduced 2X by Vitamin D, by 5X if also add Calcium – meta-analysis Oct 2017
- Child 49 percent higher risk of being overweight if hypertension during pregnancy – Sept 2017
- Preeclampsia risk reduced 60 percent if supplement with Vitamin D (they ignored dose size) – meta-analysis Sept 2017
- Preeclampsia recurrence reduced 2 X by 50,000 IU of vitamin D every two weeks – RCT July 2017
- Preeclampsia is not reduced by vitamin D (if you ignore vitamin D level, dose size, frequency and duration) – July 2017
- Preeclampsia doubles the risk of mild cognitive impairment – July 2017
- No Hypertension during pregnancy if more than 60 ng of vitamin D – RCT
- Preeclampsia changes to Vitamin D Binding Protein reduces Vitamin D in placenta – Dec 2016
- Preeclampsia risk reduced by higher levels of vitamin D (VDAART 4,400 IU) - RCT Nov 2016
- MAGNESIUM IN MAN - IMPLICATIONS FOR HEALTH AND DISEASE – review 2015
- Preeclampsia 4X less likely if vitamin D levels increased by 8 ng during pregnancy – March 2016
- Pre-eclampsia 2X more likely if low vitamin D, unless adjust for vitamin D factors (BMI, skin color) – Dec 2015
- Preeclampsia and eclampsia associated with lower vitamin D, etc. – Sept 2015
- Preeclampsia increased risk of Congenital Heart Defects by 60 percent (vitamin D not mentioned) Oct 2015
- Preeclampsia reduced by Vitamin D (50,000 IU bi-weekly) and Calcium – Oct 2015
- Burkas reduce vitamin D levels, which causes pregnancy problems – Oct 2015
- Preeclampsia – hypothesis as to why vitamin D helps – June 2015
- Preeclampsia inversely proportional to serum Magnesium – Oct 2014
- Hypertension in pregnancy (preeclampsia) more frequent in winter (low vitamin D) – Jan 2015
- Preeclampsia rate cut in half by high level of vitamin D – meta-analysis March 2014
- Preeclampsia 40 percent less likely if mother had more than 20 ng of vitamin D – Jan 2014
- Preeclampsia 2.7X more frequent if low vitamin D – meta-analysis Sept 2013
- During pregnancy even 400 IU helps metabolic status – RCT July 2013
- 2X more preeclampsia when vitamin D less than 30 ng, etc. - meta-analysis March 2013
- 7X increase in early severe preeclampsia associated with low vitamin D – Aug 2012
- Preeclampsia 3X more likely if low vitamin D at 25th week – April 2012
- Low vitamin D results in severe preeclampsia and low birth weight – Mar 2011
- Women with low vitamin D 4X more likely to have preeclampsia in pregnancy – Nov 2010
- Seasonal variation in pregnancy hypertension is correlated with sunlight intensity -June 2010 no abstract
- Vitamin D charts from GrassrootsHealth - May 2016 has the following chart
- Risk of hypertension during pregnancy reduced by taking Omega-3, Vitamin B12, and Folate (rats) June 2018, DOI 10.1039/C8FO00467F
Pages listed in BOTH the categories Pregnancy and Breathing
- Babies 3.6X more likely to go to hospital for asthma if asthmatic mother had low vitamin D while pregnant – June 2019
- Childhood Asthma somewhat reduced by 2400 IU vitamin D late in pregnancy (néed more, earlier) March 2019
- Childhood Asthma risk greatly reduced if mothers were given 4,400 IU Vitamin D daily – RCT 2019
- Asthma 7 percent less likely for every 40 IU increase in (early) maternal diet – Feb 2018
- Pregnant women with low vitamin D (e.g. asthmatics) were more likely to have infants with vitamin D problems (asthmatics) – Jan 2018
- Lots of sugar while pregnant doubles asthma risk – 2017
- Risk of infant Asthma cut in half if mother supplemented Vitamin D to get more than 30 ng – RCT Oct 2017
- Reduction of infant asthma may require good vitamin D when lung development starts (4 weeks) – March 2017
- Birth asphyxia 2.4 times more likely if mother was vitamin D deficient – 2016
- Asthma reduced 31 percent when Omega-3 taken during pregnancy – RCT Dec 2016
- Vitamin D during pregnancy reduces risk of childhood asthma by 13 percent – meta-analysis Dec 2016
- MAGNESIUM IN MAN - IMPLICATIONS FOR HEALTH AND DISEASE – review 2015
- Asthmatic pregnant women had 30 percent more preterm births if air pollution (vitamin D not mentioned) – March 2016
- Asthma in 3 year olds decreased somewhat with 4,000 IU during pregnancy – RCT Jan 2016
- Asthma trial underway - 4,000 IU during pregnancy - March 2014
- Infant wheezing 40 percent less likely if mother supplemented with vitamin D, vitamin E, or Zinc – meta-analysis Aug 2015
- Respiratory distress after preterm birth is more likely if low vitamin D – review April 2015
- Wheezing reduced 35 percent if vitamin D added during pregnancy – April 2015
- Newborn acute lower respiratory tract infection associated with low maternal vitamin D – March 2015
- Low vitamin D during pregnancy associated with four health problems in children – Jan 2015
- Just 700 IU of vitamin D during pregnancy reduced rate of asthma at age 7 by 26 percent – Oct 2013
- Single dose of 200,000 IU of vitamin D during pregnancy did not reduce wheezing 3 years later – June 2013
- Season of birth associated with pneumonia (10 pcnt) and multiple sclerosis (30 pcnt) – May 2013
- Dial D for danger – absurd editorial in Thorax – Oct 2012
- High maternal vitamin D resulted in 30 percent less infant problems with breathing – Nov 2011
- Smoking while pregnant lowers vitamin D and increases child asthma by 3.6 X – Aug 2011
- 800 IU Vitamin D while pregnant decrease child asthma by 2X- Sept 2010
- Vitamin D Newsletter May 2010
- Winter babies are more prone to food allergies
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Pages listed in BOTH the categories Pregnancy and Vitamin D Receptor
- Spontaneous Miscarriage strongly associated with 2 vitamin D genes – March 2020
- Preterm birth associated with many genes, including the Vitamin D Receptor again – Jan 2020
- Preterm birth 8X more likely if poor Vitamin D Receptor – Dec 2019
- Preterm birth 9 X more likely if fetus had a poor Vitamin D Receptor and previous miscarriage – Aug 2017
- Recurrent miscarriage occurs 2.2 more often if poor Vitamin D Receptor – Aug 2019
- Gestational Diabetes 2.4X more likely if poor Vitamin D Receptor (region in China) – June 2019
- Gestational Diabetes 3 X more likely if poor Vitamin D receptor (Turkey) – May 2019
- Preeclampsia 2X more likely if poor Vitamin D Receptor – April 2019
- Preterm births 12 X more likely if poor Vitamin D Receptor (white infants in Italy) – meta-analysis Aug 2018
- UV at time of conception associated with Vitamin D Receptor activation 65 years later – Sept 2017
- A good Vitamin D Receptor (or perhaps more vitamin D) protects against lead during pregnancy
- Vitamin D Receptor is associated with preeclampsia, gestational diabetes and preterm birth – Nov 2017
- Gestational Diabetes Mellitus associated with 4 Vitamin D genes – Oct 2015
- Frequent miscarriage associated with both lower vitamin D and poor Vitamin D receptor – Sept 2017
- Vitamin D genes and pregnancy – 7th study - Sept 2017
- Preterm births strongly related to Vitamin D, Vitamin D Receptor, Iodine, Omega-3, etc
- Recurrent miscarriage associated with half as much vitamin D getting to fetus – Sept 2016
- Progesterone activates vitamin D receptor - many studies
Pages listed in BOTH the categories Pregnancy and Vitamin D Binding Protein
- During pregnancy less Vitamin D due to increased Vitamin D binding Protein – May 2020
- Spontaneous Miscarriage strongly associated with 2 vitamin D genes – March 2020
- Preeclampsia 11X more likely if poor Vitamin D Binding Protein (South Africa) - Sept 2019
- Type 1 Diabetes risk increased if high postpartum Vitamin D binding protein – Jan 2019
- Fetal Growth poor if Vitamin D-Binding Protein gene poor – Feb 2017
- Gestational Diabetes Mellitus associated with 4 Vitamin D genes – Oct 2015
- Preeclampsia changes to Vitamin D Binding Protein reduces Vitamin D in placenta – Dec 2016
- Bio-available Vitamin D is reduced by half during pregnancy – Jan 2017
- Changes during pregnancy of vitamin D (decrease), DBP (2X) and albumin (0.8X) – Oct 2014
Pages listed in BOTH the categories Pregnancy and Omega-3
- Seafood (Omega-3) during pregnancy increased childhood IQ by 8 points – review Dec 2019
- Pregnant women in Australia to take Omega-3 when told of reduction in preterm births – Dec 2019
- Fat-soluble vitamins critical for conception, pregnancy and breast feeding (pigs) – Sept 2019
- Preterm Births reduced by Omega-3, Zinc, and Vitamin D – Aug 2019
- Depression after childbirth 5 X less likely if good Omega-3 index – April 2019
- Infant Problem-Solving Skills Linked to Mother’s DHA Omega-3 Level During Pregnancy – April 2019
- Omega-3 during pregnancy and breastfeeding is recommended – May 2019
- Preterm Births decreased by Omega-3 (analysis of 184 countries) – April 2019
- Preterm Births - promising preventions – anti-oxidants, Vitamin D, Omega-3, Zinc, etc. – Jan 2019
- Omega-3 index of 5 greatly decreases the risk of an early preterm birth – Dec 2018
- Omega-3 added during pregnancy helps in many ways – Cochrane Review of RCTs Nov 2018
- Omega-3 helps preconception (in addition to pregnancy) – many studies
- More pregnancies and fewer abortions when Omega-3 was added (cows in this case) July 2018
- PCOS treated by a combination of Vitamin D and Omega-3 – RCT Oct 2018
- Omega-3 – fewer than 5 percent of adult women get the RDA – April 2018
- Omega-3, Vitamin D, Folic acid etc. during pregnancy and subsequent mental illness of child – March 2018
- Supplementation while pregnant and psychotic – 20 percent Omega-3, 6 percent Vitamin D – June 2016
- Importance of Vitamin D and fish rarely mentioned during midwife-led prenatal booking visits – July 2017
- Pre-term birth rate of pregnant smokers cut in half if take Omega-3 – RCT May 2017
- Gestational diabetes treated by Vitamin D plus Omega-3 – RCT Feb 2017
- Asthma reduced 31 percent when Omega-3 taken during pregnancy – RCT Dec 2016
- Preterm births strongly related to Vitamin D, Vitamin D Receptor, Iodine, Omega-3, etc
- Typical pregnancy is now 39 weeks – Omega-3 and Vitamin D might restore it to full 40 weeks
- Omega-3 supplementation during pregnancy reduce early pre-term births (save 1500 USD per child) – Aug 2016
- Rancid Omega-3 increased the odds of newborn mortality by 13 times (rats) – July 2016
- Preterm birth extended by 2 weeks with Omega-3 – Meta-analysis Nov 2015
- Stillbirth rate typically 1 in 200, perhaps only 1 in 800 with Omega-3
- Omega-3 helps pregnancy in many ways: preterm 26 percent less likely etc – review July 2012
- Pregnancy and infants healthier with Omega-3 supplementation
- Vitamin D, DHA, Folic, Iodine benefits during pregnancy – July 2012
Healthy pregnancies need lots of vitamin D has the following summary
ProblemReduces Evidence 0. Chance of not conceiving 3.4 times Observe 1. Miscarriage 2.5 times Observe 2. Pre-eclampsia 3.6 times RCT 3. Gestational Diabetes 3 times RCT 4. Good 2nd trimester sleep quality 3.5 times Observe 5. Premature birth 2 times RCT 6. C-section - unplanned 1.6 times Observe Stillbirth - OMEGA-3 4 times RCT - Omega-3 7. Depression AFTER pregnancy 1.4 times RCT 8. Small for Gestational Age 1.6 times meta-analysis 9. Infant height, weight, head size
within normal limitsRCT 10. Childhood Wheezing 1.3 times RCT 11. Additional child is Autistic 4 times Intervention 12.Young adult Multiple Sclerosis 1.9 times Observe 13. Preeclampsia in young adult 3.5 times RCT 14. Good motor skills @ age 3 1.4 times Observe 15. Childhood Mite allergy 5 times RCT 16. Childhood Respiratory Tract visits 2.5 times RCT RCT = Randomized Controlled Trial
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- Fetus conceived by slender mom grown by obese mom is more likely will become obese - Sept 2020
- Emergency Caesarean 2X more likely if less than 12 ng of Vitamin D – Aug 2020
- Vitamin D during pregnancy – single 200,000 IU similar to daily 5,000 IU – April 2020
- COVID-19 resulted in 3.7X decrease in Irish Very Low Weight Births (Vitamin D) - June 2020
- During pregnancy less Vitamin D due to increased Vitamin D binding Protein – May 2020
- Vitamin D Status May Help Explain Maternal Race and Ethnic Factors in Primary Cesarean Section Delivery – April 2020
- Vitamin D and Pregnancy – most gave too little or too late – April 2020
- 95 percent of pregnant Finish women took vitamin D – PHD Dissertation Dec 2019
- Spontaneous Miscarriage strongly associated with 2 vitamin D genes – March 2020
- Higher birth weight resulted in more fit adults (Vitamin D not mentioned) – Jan 2020
- Preterm birth associated with many genes, including the Vitamin D Receptor again – Jan 2020
- No differences in newborn anthropometry for very low vs. low vitamin D mothers – Jan 2020
- Vitamin D helps pregnancies sometimes (10 things wrong with the review) – Jan 2020
- Low birth weight associated low Vitamin D (little sunshine in China in this case) - Dec 2019
- Low maternal Vitamin D results in larger portion of brain associated with autism – Jan 2020
- Multiple Sclerosis 40 percent more likely if mother had low vitamin D – meta-analysis Jan 2020
- Preterm birth 8X more likely if poor Vitamin D Receptor – Dec 2019
- Dark-skin plus low vitamin D in first trimester made preterm birth 2.9 X more likely – Dec 2019
- 8 percent fewer preterm births if adequate Selenium from food – Aug 2019
- Boys who were born Small for Gestational age are 1.9X more likely to be infertile – Dec 2019
- More postpartum infections if low vitamin D (in winter) - Dec 2019
- Seafood (Omega-3) during pregnancy increased childhood IQ by 8 points – review Dec 2019
- Autoimmune disorders associated with low vitamin D during pregnancy – Nov 2019
- Infant 7.6 X more likely to be Vitamin D deficient if mother had been – Nov 2019
- Pregnancies helped by Vitamin D (insulin and birth weight in this case) – 28th meta-analysis Oct 2019
- Pregnant women in Australia to take Omega-3 when told of reduction in preterm births – Dec 2019
- Canadian pregnancies have enough vitamin D – if white, summer, supplement, eat meat, etc. – Nov 2019
- Flu vaccinations during pregnancy should NOT be the standard of care until tests show it is OK – Nov 2019
- Preterm birth 9 X more likely if fetus had a poor Vitamin D Receptor and previous miscarriage – Aug 2017
- Male infant born alive 1.25 X more likely if sufficient Vitamin D - Oct 2019
- Vitamin D and progesterone are synergistic during pregnancy – April 2018
- Preterm birth rate not vary with vitamin D level (when all are less than 30 ng) – Oct 2019
- FDA allows the claim that Vitamin D “supports healthy pregnancies and promotes full-term births” – Oct 2019
- Preeclampsia (low vitamin D) doubles the risk of later cardiovascular problems – Sept 2019
- Smoking while pregnant resulted in 2X more likely to be Vitamin D deficient – Feb 2019
- Preeclampsia 11X more likely if poor Vitamin D Binding Protein (South Africa) - Sept 2019
- Vitamin D cuts pregnancy risks in half – low birth weight, preeclampsia, gestational diabetes – Cochrane July 2019
- High-dose Vitamin D for Multiple Sclerosis is OK while pregnant – Sept 2019
- Pregnancy helped by Vitamin D - 32nd meta-analysis Sept 2019
- Preeclampsia 2.7 X less likely if 50,000 IU of Vitamin D every 2 weeks – meta-analysis Sept 2019
- Recurrent miscarriage occurs 2.2 more often if poor Vitamin D Receptor – Aug 2019
- Fat-soluble vitamins critical for conception, pregnancy and breast feeding (pigs) – Sept 2019
- Autism risk increased 30 percent by Cesareans (both low vitamin D) – meta-analysis Sept 2019
- Childhood allergies (Atopy) 4.8 X more likely if low vitamin D in early pregnancy – Aug 2019
- IQ 4 points lower in male children if fluoridated water while pregnant (perhaps Magnesium) – Aug 2019
- Preterm Births reduced by Omega-3, Zinc, and Vitamin D – Aug 2019
- Preterm birth increases risk of heart disease by 1.5 X by age 40 – June 2019
- Half as many tooth enamel defects in child if 2400 IU Vitamin D in late pregnancy – RCT Aug 2019
- Depression after childbirth 5 X less likely if good Omega-3 index – April 2019
- Dr. Sears podcast with Carole Baggerly about Vitamin D (with transcript) - July 2019
- Little sun in first trimester, 2.9 X more likely to have learning disabilities – June 2019
- Call to action – more Vitamin D for pregnancies, loading doses are OK – Holick Aug 2019
- Gestational Diabetes 2.4X more likely if poor Vitamin D Receptor (region in China) – June 2019
- Babies 3.6X more likely to go to hospital for asthma if asthmatic mother had low vitamin D while pregnant – June 2019
- Male infant 23 percent more likely if preconception vitamin D was high (after prior preg loss) – June 2019
- Vitamin D Deficiency-Related Reproductive Consequences – April 2019
- More UV during first trimester, less Osteoporosis in offspring – June 2019
- Vitamin D food fortification during pregnancy reduced gestational diabetes in daughters by 13 percent – Nov 2018
- Low vitamin D in pregnancy linked to potentially harmful vaginal bacteria in black women - May 2019
- Infant Problem-Solving Skills Linked to Mother’s DHA Omega-3 Level During Pregnancy – April 2019
- Omega-3 during pregnancy and breastfeeding is recommended – May 2019
- 10 percent of all women had after-birth infections – majority had low vitamin D (PhD) – 2019
- Gestational Diabetes 3 X more likely if poor Vitamin D receptor (Turkey) – May 2019
- Preterm Births decreased by Omega-3 (analysis of 184 countries) – April 2019
- Medicaid pays for 70 percent of US pregnancies for women under age 25 – April 2019
- Preeclampsia 2X more likely if poor Vitamin D Receptor – April 2019
- 200 IU of vitamin D while pregnant raised levels by a paltry 2 ng – RCT April 2019
- Miscarriage 32 percent more likely if work night shift (probably low Vitamin D) – April 2019
- Vitamin D congress on pregnancy and childhood diseases – April 2019
- Massive improvement in vaginal microbiome during pregnancy with Vitamin D – March 2019
- 45 percent more likely to be Vitamin D deficient during pregnancy if polluted air – March 2019
- Type 1 Diabetes risk increased if high postpartum Vitamin D binding protein – Jan 2019
- Vitamin D treats Gestational Diabetes, decreases hospitalization and newborn complications – meta-analysis March 2019
- Postpartum Depression 3.3 X more likely if low vitamin D – Oct 2018
- Air pollution while pregnant associated with lower vitamin D (perhaps indoors more) – March 2019
- Vitamin A is needed in some 3rd world pregnancies (but not too much) – March 2019
- American College of Nurse‐Midwives continues to state that 600 IU Vitamin D is enough – March 2019
- Childhood Asthma somewhat reduced by 2400 IU vitamin D late in pregnancy (néed more, earlier) March 2019
- Weekly Vitamin D to mother after birth much better than daily - RCT Aug 2018
- Low Vitamin D if low UV (Pregnant Japanese, 2012) – March 2019
- Preterm Births - promising preventions – anti-oxidants, Vitamin D, Omega-3, Zinc, etc. – Jan 2019
- Autism risk reduced 2X by prenatal vitamins (Vitamin D or Folic) – Feb 2019
- Premature births predicted in office by 2024 - Bill Gates (vs. reduce preemies by half now with Vitamin D) - Feb 2019
- Fetal bones helped a bit by 1,000 IU of vitamin D – RCT Feb 2019
- Vitamin D prevents pregnancy depression (US Prevention Task Force say it cannot be prevented) - Feb 2019
- Birth size and weight increased by Vitamin D – meta-analysis Feb 2019
- Pregnant while black increases chance of death – mothers 3X, infants 2X (low Vitamin D) – Feb 2019
- Vitamin B12 levels drop a lot during adolescent pregnancies – Feb 2019
- Antibiotics during pregnancy may cause childhood health problems – Feb 2019
- Infant higher Vitamin D if mom took sun, took Vit D, was not obese, or ate eggs (China) – Feb 2019
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- Preterm birth 3X more likely if low vitamin D – Oct 2018
- Heavier offspring if mothers had more sunlight (sheep in this case) – Feb 2019
- Preterm birth might be prevented by Vitamin D, Omega-3, etc. (International survey) – Jan 2019
- Pregnancies helped by Vitamin D in many ways – 27th meta-analysis Jan 2019
- Adding 1,000 IU vitamin D while pregnant did not help much (no surprise) – RCT Jan 2019
- Childhood Asthma risk greatly reduced if mothers were given 4,400 IU Vitamin D daily – RCT 2019
- Doctor prescribed 200,000 IU Vitamin D2 weekly during pregnancy (wrong type, far too much) – Jan 2019
- Omega-3 index of 5 greatly decreases the risk of an early preterm birth – Dec 2018
- WHO recommends zero vitamin D during pregnancy, rest of the world disagrees – 2018, 2020
- Pregnancies need a lot of vitamin D, even before conception - Hollis Dec 2018
- A paltry 400 IU Vitamin D recommended during pregnancy - NICE UK Dec 2018
- 4,000 IU Vitamin D daily during pregnancy (Mongolia) was good – RCT Dec 2018
- Off Topic: Premature birth results in less schooling and income (age 28, 228,000 Danes) – Dec 2018
- Melasma (pregnancy mask) treated by Vitamin D, Vitamin B12, Vitamin C, etc.
- Preterm birth interventions – 4 studies found possible vitamin D benefit – Cochrane – Nov 2018
- Omega-3 added during pregnancy helps in many ways – Cochrane Review of RCTs Nov 2018
- Australia no longer testing every pregnant woman for vitamin D - Nov 2018
- Increased risk of atopic dermatitis with low vitamin D during pregnancy perhaps due to poor methylation – Oct 2018
- Stressors as a fetus or child can cause health problems in adult (perhaps via epigenetics) – Dec 2017
- Birth weight more than 9.9 lbs increases risk of breast cancer by 1.5 (wonder about Vitamin D) – Oct 2018
- Vitamin B12 in addition to Foliate is needed to reduce neural tube defects – July 2018
- Vitamin D during lactation – range from 4,000 IU daily to 150,000 IU monthly – Sept 2018
- Recurrent pregnancy loss – Low Vitamin D is a suspected risk factor – Sept 2018
- Conception in winter increases rate of Autism, learning disabilities, dyslexia – Oct 2016
- Pregnant Malays near equator are vitamin D deficient (9 in 10 have less than 20 ng) – Sept 2018
- Vitamin D is at least 100 X better than Folic Acid
- Preterm births 12 X more likely if poor Vitamin D Receptor (white infants in Italy) – meta-analysis Aug 2018
- Preeclampsia reduced 1.7 X by aspirin (but reduced 7 X by Vitamin D) – Feb 2018
- Ultraviolet light (like Vitamin D) is great, especially while pregnant – Aug 2018
- Omega-3 helps preconception (in addition to pregnancy) – many studies
- Preconception vitamin D is great - every extra 10 ng associated with 10 percent more likely to have live birth – Aug 2018
- Ensure a healthy pregnancy and baby - take Vitamin D before conception
- Medicaid pays medical bills of 40 percent of children and 46 percent of pregnancies - Aug 2018
- More pregnancies and fewer abortions when Omega-3 was added (cows in this case) July 2018
- Decidua immunity and Vitamin D – dissertation July 2018
- First trimester Vitamin D deficiency in associated with placental inflammation, etc. – July 2018
- PCOS treated by a combination of Vitamin D and Omega-3 – RCT Oct 2018
- Jaundice of pregnancy (intrahepatic cholestasis ) is associated with low vitamin D – July 2018
- Autism associated with low Zinc during pregnancy (Zinc is needed by Vitamin D Receptor) – July 2018
- Half as many Small for Gestational Age infants when take 600 IU of vitamin D while pregnant – June 2018
- Vitamin D supplementation reduced SGA, fetal mortality, infant mortality – JAMA Meta – May 2018
- Maternal Diabetes and Risk of Autism in Offspring – JAMA June 2018
- Second miscarriage associated with low vitamin D – review June 2018
- Fetal femur bone length associated with maternal vitamin D – March 2018
- The earlier the better- preconception vitamin D - June 2018
- Miscarriage 10 percent more likely for each 10 ng less vitamin D at preconception – May 2018
- Pregnancies helped a lot by Vitamin D (injection then 50,000 IU monthly) – RCT May 2018
- 430 genes changed when 3,800 IU Vitamin D added in late second trimester – RCT May 2018
- 300,000 IU of Vitamin D is not enough during pregnancy – RCT May 2018
- Pregnancy Vitamin D levels less than 40 ng probably results in poor fetal tooth mineralization – March 2018
- Vitamin D needed by pregnant women and neonates (in developing countries now too - 2 tables) – May 2018
- UV at time of conception associated with Vitamin D Receptor activation 65 years later – Sept 2017
- Omega-3 – fewer than 5 percent of adult women get the RDA – April 2018
- Depressed black pregnant women should take vitamin D – April 2018
- Many fertilization and pregnancy problems associated with low vitamin D in Saudi Arabia – April 2018
- Pregnant Arab women 25 X more likely to have low vitamin D if indoors a lot – April 2018
- 10,000 IU of vitamin D during pregnancy resulted in spectacular infant development – Coimbra April 2018
- Post-birth stress index (allostatic load) – propose adding low Vitamin D as 11th item – April 2018
- Omega-3, Vitamin D, Folic acid etc. during pregnancy and subsequent mental illness of child – March 2018
- Third trimester Vitamin D levels were lower if pre-term labor was expected – March 2018
- Preeclampsia risk reduced 7X by 4,000 IU of Vitamin D daily – RCT March 2018
- Gestational Diabetes 39 percent more likely if insufficient Vitamin D – Meta-analysis March 2018
- 3 X increased risk of being Vitamin D deficient if gut problems while pregnant– March 2018
- Maternal and foetal health – review of the importance of Vitamin D – March 2018
- Higher vitamin D levels during pregnancy resulted in less obese infants – March 2018
- Preterm birth 4X more likely if very low Vitamin D (Chinese) - Feb 2018
- Asthma 7 percent less likely for every 40 IU increase in (early) maternal diet – Feb 2018
- 60 percent of preemies have brain damage from lack of brain Oxygen, which is associated with low vitamin D – Feb 2018
- Pregnancies with more than 40 ng of vitamin D are great (Sweden, 2,000 pregnancies) – Feb 2018
- Birth problems associated with low Zinc
- Hypothesis: male autism risk increased if placental virus and low vitamin D – Feb 2018
- Extreme preterm infants helped somewhat by 800 IU of vitamin D – RCT Jan 2018
- Cesarean (associated with low Vitamin D) increased asthma, obesity, miscarriage and stillbirth – meta-analysis Jan 2018
- The more caffeine while pregnant (coffee, cola) the more bone pain in premature infants – Jan 2018
- Supplementation while pregnant and psychotic – 20 percent Omega-3, 6 percent Vitamin D – June 2016
- Early menarche, miscarriage and stillbirth are associated with heart disease (all are associated with low Vitamin D) – Jan 2018
- Cerebral Palsy and Vitamin D
- Pregnant women with low vitamin D (e.g. asthmatics) were more likely to have infants with vitamin D problems (asthmatics) – Jan 2018
- Women who had supplemented with any vitamins were 6 X less likely to have autistic offspring – Jan 2018
- Pregnancies helped by Vitamin D – recommendations and trials underway – review Dec 2017
- A good Vitamin D Receptor (or perhaps more vitamin D) protects against lead during pregnancy
- Vitamin D - Effects on Human Reproduction, Pregnancy, and Fetal Well-being – Dec 2017
- Congenital heart defects twice as likely if low vitamin D while pregnant – Feb 2018
- Mild acidic diet with vitamin D eliminated hypocalcemia before birth (cows) – Dec 2017
- Preterm birth rates increased in 15 European countries – Oct 2013
- Preeclampsia of offspring cut in half if mother who smoked had vitamin D fortified margarine – Dec 2017
- Gestational Diabetes 1.9 X more likely if low vitamin D – review Dec 2017
- Congenital Heart Disease is associated with gestational diabetes in first trimester (need Vitamin D and Omega-3 early) Dec 2017
- Bone loss during black pregnancies – 4000 IU of vitamin D was not enough – Dec 2017
- How employers can save a million dollars per 1,000 pregnancies
- Lots of sugar while pregnant doubles asthma risk – 2017
- Vitamin D intervention reduces preterm births and low birth weight by 60 percent – Cochrane Reviews – Nov 2017
- WHO (mistakenly) still advises against vitamin D supplementation during pregnancy
- Extended breastfeeding cut in half the risk of Multiple Sclerosis – July 2017
- Preterm birth rate increased 60 percent in 50 years (US)
- Born too soon – premature births report by W.H.O. – 2010
- Preterm birth cost for employers approximately 50,000 dollars – Oct 2017
- Pregnant Women might find Global Warming Dangerous (lower vitamin D) – Nov 2017
- Healthy Pregnancies and infants for women having 40 – 80 ng of vitamin D – Nov 2017
- Fetal Growth poor if Vitamin D-Binding Protein gene poor – Feb 2017
- Vitamin D Receptor is associated with preeclampsia, gestational diabetes and preterm birth – Nov 2017
- Less bad gut bacteria in infant if even tiny amount of vitamin D during pregnancy – Nov 2017
- Gestational Diabetes Mellitus associated with 4 Vitamin D genes – Oct 2015
- Pregnant women need at least 40 ng of Vitamin D (Wagner, genes) – Oct 2017
- Autism rate cut in half when multivitamins (including vitamin D) used during pregnancy – Oct 2017
- Risk of infant Asthma cut in half if mother supplemented Vitamin D to get more than 30 ng – RCT Oct 2017
- Preeclampsia reduced 2X by Vitamin D, by 5X if also add Calcium – meta-analysis Oct 2017
- Gestational diabetes 30 percent less likely if consumed more than 400 IU of vitamin D daily – Oct 2017
- Child 49 percent higher risk of being overweight if hypertension during pregnancy – Sept 2017
- Risk a small infant (SGA) increased by 9 percent for every ng lower vitamin D – Sept 2017
- Monthly 120,000 IU Vitamin D plus daily Calcium was great during pregnancies – RCT Sept 2017
- Turkey recommended 1200 IU Vitamin D during pregnancy, only 1 in 7 took more than 1,000 IU – Sept 2017
- Frequent miscarriage associated with both lower vitamin D and poor Vitamin D receptor – Sept 2017
- Preeclampsia risk reduced 60 percent if supplement with Vitamin D (they ignored dose size) – meta-analysis Sept 2017
- Pregnancy needs at least 40 ng of vitamin D, achieved by at least 4,000 IU – Hollis Aug 2017
- Increase of plastic compounds (phthalates) in urine during pregnancy associated with decreased Vitamin D – Aug 2017
- Vitamin D before and during pregnancy – Sept 2017
- Small for gestational age is 1.6 X more likely if mother was vitamin D deficient – meta-analysis Aug 2017
- Preterm birth trend toward 2.5 X more likely if less than 10 ng of Vitamin D – Aug 2017
- Micronutrients (such as Vitamin D) needed during pregnancy – May 2016
- Vitamin D genes and pregnancy – 7th study - Sept 2017
- Sleep Problems in Pregnancy Tied to Premature Births (no surprise, both related to low vitamin D) – Aug 2017
- Importance of Vitamin D and fish rarely mentioned during midwife-led prenatal booking visits – July 2017
- Gastric bypass then pregnant – low Calcium, Zinc, high Magnesium and Vitamin D – March 2017
- Preterm birth rate reduced by vitamin D – 78 percent if non-white, 39 percent if white – July 2017
- 1,000 IU of Vitamin D while pregnant helped a little bit (4,000 IU helps a lot) – RCT Dec 2016
- Preeclampsia recurrence reduced 2 X by 50,000 IU of vitamin D every two weeks – RCT July 2017
- Preeclampsia is not reduced by vitamin D (if you ignore vitamin D level, dose size, frequency and duration) – July 2017
- Poor motor development in infant was 40 percent more likely if low maternal vitamin D – July 2017
- Preeclampsia doubles the risk of mild cognitive impairment – July 2017
- Only a select group of women will get a modest benefit from 800 IU of vitamin D – Jan 2017
- ADHD 2 X more likely if Tylenol used a lot during pregnancy (Autism increased too) – Dec 2016
- Low vitamin D plus gestational diabetes resulted in increased ICU use, SGA – Oct 2016
- Pre-term birth rate of pregnant smokers cut in half if take Omega-3 – RCT May 2017
- Multiple Sclerosis risk reduced 30 percent by each additional 10 ng of vitamin D at birth (1500 Danes) – Jan 2017
- Miscarriage 2 times more likely if low vitamin D – meta-analysis May 2017
- Pregnant women got vitamin D from govt – NONE achieved Vitamin D sufficiency – May 2017
- Vitamin D and Human Reproduction – 51 page chapter – April 2017
- Reduction of infant asthma may require good vitamin D when lung development starts (4 weeks) – March 2017
- Autistic child 2.4 X more likely if less than 10 ng of vitamin D during 2nd trimester – April 2017
- Poor sleep quality in mid-pregnancy 3.5 X more likely if low vitamin D – March 2017
- Preterm birth more likely if dark skinned and low vitamin D (not white-skinned) – April 2017
- Fewer than half of pregnancies will get even 20 ng of vitamin D with 800 IU daily dose – meta-analysis May 2017
- Neural tube defects more likely due to low vitamin D than low Folate – April 2017
- Risk of preterm birth twice as likely when less than 10 ng of vitamin D – Nov 2016
- All pregnant women in Scotland to get free vitamin D - April 2017
- Vitamin D and pregnancy workshop in South Carolina - March 2017
- Folic acid reduces both premature births and neural tube defects – March 2017
- Neonates were 288 gram (0.6 lbs) heavier if mother stopped smoking while pregnant – Oct 2016
- No Hypertension during pregnancy if more than 60 ng of vitamin D – RCT
- Pregnancy and Vitamin D bibliography - Dr. Grant - March 2017
- Birth asphyxia 2.4 times more likely if mother was vitamin D deficient – 2016
- Low Vitamin D results in adverse pregnancy and birth outcomes – Wagner meta-analysis March 2017
- Low Vitamin D during pregnancy or as infant causes health problems decades later – Jan 2016
- Dark skin pregnancies 2.6 times more likely to have low vitamin D – March 2017
- Preterm labor 20 times more likely if low vitamin D, etc. (India) – Feb 2017
- Bacterial vaginosis in pregnancy increased prematurity risk by 60 percent - meta-analysis 1999
- Autism risk increased by 44% if there were pregnancy and labor complications (probably low vitamin D) – Kaiser Jan 2017
- High level of Mercury in umbilical cord was 2.9 times more likely if eat fish instead of vitamin D supplements – March 2017
- Do not test UK pregnancies for low vitamin D (since 800 IU does not help) – Nov 2016
- Herpes virus infection while pregnant increases Autism risk by 2 X (Vitamin D not mentioned) – Feb 2017
- If pregnant and achieve high vitamin D, we propose 400 dollar insurance rebate
- Preterm births are VERY costly – Feb 2017
- Alcohol while pregnant lowers the vitamin D levels in Winter and Spring – Jan 2017
- Licorice while pregnant reduced cortisol to fetus, increasing the risk of ADD by 3X, etc – Feb 2017
- Vitamin D during pregnancy – dramatic changes in both metabolism and genes – Feb 2017
- Pregnant women were 2.6 times more likely to stop smoking when given financial rewards – RCT Jan 2015
- Preterm birth rate reduced by 43 percent with adequate Vitamin D supplementation – meta-analysis Feb 2017
- Pregnancy problems reduced by Vitamin D - Grassroots Health 2015
- Gestational diabetes treated by Vitamin D plus Omega-3 – RCT Feb 2017
- Pregnancies in the winter lacking vitamin D need more Calcium – Feb 2017
- Strong decrease in both birth weights and pregnancy duration (concurrent with decrease in vitamin D) - Feb 2010
- Iodine Deficiency During Pregnancy – many studies
- 5839 genes changed during pregnancy (many genes were related to Vitamin D) – Oct 2016
- Leg cramps in pregnant women not changed by 1,000 IU of vitamin D for 6 weeks (no surprise) – RCT Jan 2017
- 3,800 IU Vitamin D during pregnancy did not help much – RCT Jan 2017
- Miscarriages strongly associated with poor placental, decidua gene which locally activates Vitamin D – Dec 2016
- Asthma reduced 31 percent when Omega-3 taken during pregnancy – RCT Dec 2016
- 50,000 IU of vitamin D for 8 weeks of pregnancy raised most above 30 nanograms - RCT Jan 2017
- Preeclampsia changes to Vitamin D Binding Protein reduces Vitamin D in placenta – Dec 2016
- Vitamin D during pregnancy reduces risk of childhood asthma by 13 percent – meta-analysis Dec 2016
- Preterm births strongly related to Vitamin D, Vitamin D Receptor, Iodine, Omega-3, etc
- Costs of Pregnancy much reduced by Vitamin D
- Gestational Diabetes reduce 3 times by 5,000 IU of Vitamin D – RCT Jan 2016
- A gestational dose of vitamin D per day keeps the MS doctor away (2X reduction) – Nov 2016
- Preeclampsia risk reduced by higher levels of vitamin D (VDAART 4,400 IU) - RCT Nov 2016
- Autism associated with low vitamin D during pregnancy – Nov 2016
- More maternal vitamin D increases child cognition (petri dish, serotonin) – Nov 2016
- Preeclampsia 3.5 times more likely if low vitamin D (affects 348 Vit. D genes) – RCT Nov 2016
- Bio-available Vitamin D is reduced by half during pregnancy – Jan 2017
- Autoimmune Addison's Disease – increased risk if born in Dec or Jan – Nov 2016
- Vitamin D levels rise during pregnancy – Oct 2016
- Maternal hospitalization dropped from 13 percent to zero with Vit D and Ca - Jan 2016
- Typical pregnancy is now 39 weeks – Omega-3 and Vitamin D might restore it to full 40 weeks
- Neural tube defects strongly associated with low vitamin D – 2016
- Omega-3 supplementation during pregnancy reduce early pre-term births (save 1500 USD per child) – Aug 2016
- Rancid Omega-3 increased the odds of newborn mortality by 13 times (rats) – July 2016
- Autism 2.1 times more likely if obese and PCOS (relationships to vitamin D not mentioned) Oct 2016
- Birth asphyxia 2.4 more likely if low maternal vitamin D – Sept 2016
- Gestational Diabetes treated with 50,000 IU every two weeks – RCT Sept 2016
- Stop Zika birth defects
- US OB-GYN Vitamin D survey – lack consensus, lots to learn – Aug 2016
- Perinatal depression decreased 40 percent with just a few weeks of 2,000 IU of vitamin D – RCT Aug 2016
- Recurrent miscarriage associated with half as much vitamin D getting to fetus – Sept 2016
- Pregnancy – adding 35,000 IU Vitamin D weekly was nice, but not enough – RCT April 2016
- Vitamin D helps during pregnancy – meta-analysis Feb 2016
- Just 400 IU of daily Vitamin D reduced miscarriage (recurrent) by 3.5 times – RCT July 2016
- Vitamin D once during pregnancy reduced infant health care costs (300 times ROI) – RCT Dec 2015
- Increased cows milk allergy if Folic acid or Folate added to vitamin D during pregnancy – June 2016
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