The role of vitamin D in pregnancy and lactation: Emerging concepts

Women's Health

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 323-340

  Wagner, Carol L ^a   Taylor, Sarah N ^a   Johnson, Donna D ^b   Hollis, Bruce W ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

breastfeeding; cholecalciferol; infant; innate immunity; lactation; neonate; pregnancy; vitamin D; women's health

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; COLECALCIFEROL; ERGOCALCIFEROL; PLACEBO; VITAMIN D;

ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS; BREAST FEEDING; CALCIUM METABOLISM; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; FETUS GROWTH; HUMAN; IMMUNITY; LACTATION; MATERNAL NUTRITION; MATERNAL WELFARE; NEWBORN PERIOD; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SUN EXPOSURE; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY; VITAMIN D METABOLISM; VITAMIN D SUFFICIENCY; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

FEMALE; HUMANS; LACTATION; MATERNAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; MILK, HUMAN; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; VITAMIN D; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY; VITAMIN D-BINDING PROTEIN; VITAMINS;

EID: 84860565333     PISSN: 17455057     EISSN: 17455065     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2217/whe.12.17     Document Type: Review

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