Ineffectiveness of antenatal guidance intervention for vitamin D insufficiency and deficiency in pregnant women in Kyoto, Japan

• Published in: The journal of obstetrics and gynaecology research Vol. 47; no. 10; pp. 3540 - 3550
• Main Authors: Yamade, Ichiro, Inoue, Takuya, Hamada, Hironori, Sudou, Shinsuke, Otsubo, Masahiro, Sawada, Morio, Nakayama, Takahiro, Hatayama, Hiroshi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Kyoto, Japan John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd 01.10.2021; Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
• Subjects: 25-Hydroxyvitamin D; Gestation; health guidance; Japan; Pregnancy; pregnant women; Vitamin D; vitamin D deficiency vitamin D insufficiency; Vitamin deficiency; Japan

Aim The aim of this study was to investigate the vitamin D status among healthy pregnant women in Japan, and to evaluate the effectiveness of the antenatal health guidance intervention for the pregnant women who were informed about their low vitamin D levels. Methods We measured the level of 25‐hydr...