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The importance of vitamin D in maternal and child health: a global perspective.
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- High burden of hypovitaminosis D among the children and adolescents in South Asia: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of health, population, and nutrition · 2022Pooled it
- Effects of valproic acid on skeletal metabolism in children with epilepsy: a systematic evaluation and meta-analysis based on 14 studies.BMC pediatrics · 2020Pooled it
- Vitamins A, D, E, and K Intakes, Status, and Breastmilk Concentrations in Breastfeeding Women in Ireland.The Journal of nutrition · 2026Trial
- Is serum BDNF level relıable parameter ın detectıng of dental anxıety before ımpacted thırd molar surgery?Medicina oral, patologia oral y cirugia bucal · 2024Trial
- Impact of Maternal Vitamin D Levels on Offspring Bone Development: Systematic Review.Journal of bone metabolism · 2026Article
- Pregnancy Vitamin D Deficiency Prevalence and Adverse Birth Outcomes in Mazandaran, a Province of Iran: A Cross-Sectional Study.Journal of pregnancy · 2026Article
- Vitamin D and Intrauterine Growth Restriction (IUGR).International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Review
- Prolonged Effects of COVID-19-Related Behavioral Restrictions on Neonatal Bone Metabolism: A Retrospective Study.Cureus · 2025Article
- Recent Advancements Towards the Use of Vitamin D Isoforms and the Development of Their Synthetic Analogues as New Therapeutics.Biomedicines · 2025Review
- Inadequate Calcium and Vitamin D Intake Among Japanese Women During the Perinatal Period: A Cross-Sectional Study with Bone Health Assessment.Nutrients · 2025Article
- Association of nutrient intake and dietary patterns with serum folate and anemia-related biomarkers in Taiwanese pregnant women with pre-pregnancy overweightness or obesity.International journal of medical sciences · 2025Article
- The necessity of gestational vitamin D supplementation depends on ambient temperature: concern for infant vitamin D status.Frontiers in nutrition · 2025Article
- Vitamin D Status in Roma Mothers and Newborns: Socioeconomic Factors and Impact on Neonatal Outcome.Nutrients · 2024Article
- Methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) and methionine synthase reductase (MTRR) gene polymorphisms and five related serum molecular levels in 2587 patients: Associated differentially with adverse pregnancy.Molecular biology reports · 2024Article
- Label-Free Metal-Oxide Transistor Biosensors for Metabolite Detection in Human Saliva.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2024Article
- The Impact of Vitamin D Deficiency on Infants' Health.Nutrients · 2023Review
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- Maternal vitamin D status in relation to infant BMI growth trajectories up to 2 years of age in two prospective pregnancy cohorts.Obesity science & practice · 2022Article
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- Different Vitamin D Supplementation Strategies in the First Years of Life: A Systematic Review.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
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Abstract
Vitamin D and calcium are important nutrients for skeletal growth and bone health. Children and pregnant women are particularly vulnerable to 25-hydroxy vitamin D deficiency (VDD). VDD, with or without dietary calcium deficiency, can lead to nutritional rickets (NR), osteomalacia, and disturbances in calcium homeostasis. Multiple studies have linked VDD to adverse health outcomes in both children and pregnant women that extend beyond bone health. VDD remains an important global public health concern, and an important differentiation must be made between the impact of VDD on children and adults. Reports of increased incidence of NR continue to emerge. NR is an entirely preventable condition, which could be eradicated in infants and children worldwide with adequate vitamin D and calcium supplementation. The desire and necessity to put in place systems for preventing this potentially devastating pediatric disease should not elicit dispute. VDD and NR are global public health issues that require a collaborative, multi-level approach for the implementation of feasible preventative strategies. This review highlights the history, risk factors, and controversies related to VDD during pregnancy and childhood with a particular focus on global NR prevention.
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