Nutrients 2010, 2(3), 389-407; doi:10.3390/nu2030389
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Vitamin D status during Pregnancy and Aspects of Offspring Health

Anne-Louise Ponsonby 1,* email, Robyn M. Lucas 2 email, Sharon Lewis 1 email and Jane Halliday 1,3 email
1 Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Royal Children’s Hospital, Parkville, Melbourne, 3052 Australia 2 National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health, The Australian National University, Canberra, 0200 Australia 3 Department of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne, Royal Children’s Hospital, Parkville, Melbourne, 3052 Australia
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Received: 18 January 2010; in revised form: 15 March 2010 / Accepted: 17 March 2010 / Published: 23 March 2010
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Feature Papers for Vitamins)
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Abstract: Low maternal vitamin D levels during pregnancy have been linked to various health outcomes in the offspring, ranging from periconceptional effects to diseases of adult onset. Maternal and infant cord 25(OH)D levels are highly correlated. Here, we review the available evidence for these adverse health effects. Most of the evidence has arisen from observational epidemiological studies, but randomized controlled trials are now underway. The evidence to date supports that women should be monitored and treated for vitamin D deficiency during pregnancy but optimal and upper limit serum 25(OH)D levels during pregnancy are not known.
Keywords: vitamin D; ultraviolet radiation; sun exposure; pregnancy; offspring health

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Ponsonby, A.-L.; Lucas, R.M.; Lewis, S.; Halliday, J. Vitamin D status during Pregnancy and Aspects of Offspring Health. Nutrients 2010, 2, 389-407.

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Ponsonby A-L, Lucas RM, Lewis S, Halliday J. Vitamin D status during Pregnancy and Aspects of Offspring Health. Nutrients. 2010; 2(3):389-407.

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Ponsonby, Anne-Louise; Lucas, Robyn M.; Lewis, Sharon; Halliday, Jane. 2010. "Vitamin D status during Pregnancy and Aspects of Offspring Health." Nutrients 2, no. 3: 389-407.

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