ReviewFood science & nutrition2022
Impact of vitamin D on maternal and fetal health: A review.
Review in Food science & nutrition, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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16 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 32 citations in OpenAlex.
- Vitamin D supplementation in pregnant or breastfeeding women or young children for preventing asthma.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2025Pooled it
- Exploring Gene-Diet Interactions for Mother-Child Health: A Systematic Review of Epidemiological Studies.Nutrients · 2024Pooled it
- The Effect of Vitamin D Supplementation in Pregnant Women with Overweight and Obesity: A Randomised Controlled Trial.Nutrients · 2023Trial
- Maternal Adherence to the Mediterranean Diet and Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes: Findings from the Multi-Center PLATONE Project.Nutrients · 2026Observational
- Serum Vitamin D Levels in Pregnant Women: The Role of Supplementation on Preterm Infant Outcomes.Journal of pregnancy · 2026Article
- First Trimester Vitamin D Deficiency and Risk of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus in a Mexican Cohort.Nutrients · 2025Article
- Vitamin D and Intrauterine Growth Restriction (IUGR).International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Review
- Vitamin D: Evidence-Based Health Benefits and Recommendations for Population Guidelines.Nutrients · 2025Review
- The efficacy of calcium and vitamin D3 supplementation in improving pregnancy and neonatal outcomes.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2025Article
- First-trimester nutrition insights from the United Arab Emirate Birth Cohort Study (UAE-BCS): assessment of dietary intake, micronutrient profiles, and folic acid supplementation in Emirati Women.Journal of nutritional science · 2025Article
- Impact of Vitamin D deficiency on immunological and metabolic responses in women with recurrent pregnancy loss: focus on VDBP/HLA-G1/CTLA-4/ENTPD1/adenosine-fetal-maternal conflict crosstalk.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2024Article
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- Indian ASD probands with 25(OH)D and vitamin D binding protein deficiency exhibited higher severity.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Creating an ignorance-base: Exploring known unknowns in the scientific literature.Journal of biomedical informatics · 2023Article
- Decreased Vitamin D Levels and Altered Placental Vitamin D Gene Expression at High Altitude: Role of Genetic Ancestry.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023Article
- Impact of vitamin D on maternal and fetal health: A review.Food science & nutrition · 2022Review
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9 authors at 7 institutions in 3 countries.
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Abstract
The role of vitamin D in improving maternal health and reducing the risk of developmental disorders in fetus has been an important domain of research since the past few years. Vitamin D, owing to its immunomodulatory, anti-inflammatory, developmental roles, and regulating calcium homeostasis, is predicted to have a significant influence on maternal and fetal health status. Several observational studies and clinical trials, determining the impact of vitamin D on gestational diabetes, C-section, postpartum depression, pre-eclampsia, miscarriages, and preterm delivery, have been elaborated in this review. In addition, fetal birth defects including neurological development, reduced birth weight, respiratory infections, bone development, and altered anthropometrics have also been summarized with available evidences. Other important mechanisms related to the roles of vitamin D in the body are also explained. Furthermore, recent studies determining the effect of vitamin D at genetic level will also help in understanding and future design of research in the area of maternal and fetal health.
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