Journal article
Vitamin D Supplementation in Pregnancy and Lactation and Infant Growth
Abstract
BACKGROUND: It is unclear whether maternal vitamin D supplementation during pregnancy and lactation improves fetal and infant growth in regions where vitamin D deficiency is common.
METHODS: We conducted a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial in Bangladesh to assess the effects of weekly prenatal vitamin D supplementation (from 17 to 24 weeks of gestation until birth) and postpartum vitamin D supplementation on the primary outcome …
Authors
Roth DE; Morris SK; Zlotkin S; Gernand AD; Ahmed T; Shanta SS; Papp E; Korsiak J; Shi J; Islam MM
Journal
New England Journal of Medicine, Vol. 379, No. 6, pp. 535–546
Publisher
Massachusetts Medical Society
Publication Date
August 9, 2018
DOI
10.1056/nejmoa1800927
ISSN
0028-4793