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Maternal, Fetal Vitamin D Levels: No Effect on Child Bone Health | Maternity Today

Concentrations of 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25[OH]D) in the pregnant mother and newborn show no association with childhood bone health, new data from the largest prospective cohort study of its kind to date indicate.

The findings suggest 25(OH)D concentrations during childhood are more relevant for bone health than in utero levels.

“No associations were seen between maternal 25(OH)D concentrations during mid-pregnancy, or offspring 25(OH)D concentrations at birth, with offspring bone outcomes at age 6 years,” conclude the investigators of the multiethnic, population-based study, led by Audry Garcia, PhD, University Medical Center Rotterdam, The Netherlands. Read more http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/877353

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