Vitamin D during pregnancy: Why observational studies suggest deficiency and interventional studies show no improvement in clinical outcomes? A narrative review

Journal of Endocrinological Investigation

Volumn 38, Issue 12, 2015, Pages 1265-1275

  Karras, S N ^a   Anagnostis, P ^a   Naughton, D ^b   Annweiler, C ^c,d   Petroczi, A ^b   Goulis, D G ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^b KINGSTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c ROBARTS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^d ANGERS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Hypovitaminosis D; Pregnancy; Randomized controlled trial; Vitamin D

Indexed keywords

VITAMIN D;

ANTHROPOMETRY; ASSAY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; FETUS OUTCOME; GEOGRAPHIC ORIGIN; HUMAN; IMMUNE SYSTEM; INTERVENTION STUDY; METABOLISM; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PREECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY DIABETES MELLITUS; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; STUDY DESIGN; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION; BLOOD; FEMALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS;

FEMALE; HUMANS; OBSERVATIONAL STUDIES AS TOPIC; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; VITAMIN D; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY;

EID: 84946091485     PISSN: 03914097     EISSN: 17208386     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s40618-015-0363-y     Document Type: Review

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