Tag "vitamin D"
Placenta plays active part in transferring vitamin D to foetus during pregnancy
A study led by the University of Southampton has shed new light on the role of the placenta in managing the relationships between maternal vitamin D and foetal development. The
BAME babies at highest risk of Vitamin D deficiency
A third of all babies and half of Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) babies are vitamin D deficient, a large study of 3,000 UK newborns reveals, highlighting potential shortfalls
Vitamin D levels during pregnancy linked with child IQ
Vitamin D is a critical nutrient and has many important functions in the body. A mother’s vitamin D supply is passed to her baby in utero and helps regulate processes
Exposure to vitamin D in the womb might minimise risk of high blood pressure for children born to mothers with pre-eclampsia
Children appear to be at greater risk of having high blood pressure when their mothers had the high blood pressure condition called pre-eclampsia during pregnancy – but this adverse association
Low vitamin D at birth raises risk of higher blood pressure in kids
Vitamin D deficiency from birth to early childhood was associated with an increased risk of elevated blood pressure in later childhood and adolescence, according to new research in the American
