Background: Vitamin D and calcium deficiencies are common worldwide, causing nutritional
rickets and osteomalacia, which have a major impact on health, growth, and development of …

Background Vitamin D deficiency or insufficiency is thought to be common among pregnant
women. Vitamin D supplementation during pregnancy has been suggested as an …

Antecedentes La administración de suplementos de vitamina D durante el embarazo puede
ser necesaria para proteger contra resultados adversos del embarazo. La presente revisión …

A worldwide high prevalence of vitamin D (VD) deficiency has become of growing concern
because of potential adverse effects on human health, including pregnant women and their …

Vitamin D plays a pivotal role in the regulation of calcium-phosphorus metabolism,
particularly during pediatric age when nutritional rickets and impaired bone mass acquisition …

Background It is unclear whether or not the current evidence base allows definite
conclusions to be made regarding the optimal maternal circulating concentration of 25 …

Background Maternal vitamin D status has been associated with bone mass of offspring in
many, but not all, observational studies. However, maternal vitamin D repletion during …

Importance Vitamin D has been associated with a decreased risk of multiple sclerosis (MS)
in adulthood; however, some, but not all, previous studies have suggested that in utero …

Mineral and bone metabolism are regulated differently in utero compared with the adult. The
fetal kidneys, intestines, and skeleton are not dominant sources of mineral supply for the …

Background: To what extent does the circulating 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25 [OH] D)
concentration help to meet the physiological needs of humans is an ongoing subject of …