Vitamin D activity in maternal plasma and milk in relation to gestational stage at delivery

Although the biochemistry of milk from mothers giving birth prematurely has been described in some detail, it was not known whether premature birth would affect vitamin D status of mothers, the vitamin D activity of milk or the concentration of vitamin D binding protein in milk. In the present study, plasma and milk samples were collected from eight mothers giving birth prematurely and compared to samples obtained from nine mothers giving birth …