Vitamin D and its impact on maternal-fetal outcomes in pregnancy: A critical review

Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition

Volumn 58, Issue 5, 2018, Pages 755-769

  Agarwal, Shreya ^a   Kovilam, Oormila ^a   Agrawal, Devendra K ^a  

^a CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

maternal outcomes; neonatal outcomes; Pregnancy; vitamin D; vitamin D supplementation

Indexed keywords

OBSTETRICS;

CALCIUM HOMEOSTASIS; GESTATIONAL DIABETES; LOW BIRTH WEIGHTS; MATERNAL OUTCOMES; NEONATAL OUTCOMES; PREGNANCY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIALS; VITAMIN-D;

VITAMINS;

VITAMIN D;

COMPLICATION; DIETARY SUPPLEMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; NEWBORN; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY;

DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; OBSERVATIONAL STUDIES AS TOPIC; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; VITAMIN D; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY;

EID: 85021431610     PISSN: 10408398     EISSN: 15497852     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10408398.2016.1220915     Document Type: Article

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