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Vitamin D supplementation in pregnancy: a systematic review.
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SUBMITTER: Harvey NC
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4124722 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
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Vitamin D supplementation in pregnancy: a systematic review.
Health technology assessment (Winchester, England) 20140701 45
<h4>Background</h4>It is unclear whether or not the current evidence base allows definite conclusions to be made regarding the optimal maternal circulating concentration of 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D] during pregnancy, and how this might best be achieved.<h4>Objectives</h4>To answer the following questions: (1) What are the clinical criteria for vitamin D deficiency in pregnant women? (2) What adverse maternal and neonatal health outcomes are associated with low maternal circulating 25(OH)D? ( ...[more]