The association between preterm birth and the supplementation with vitamin D and calcium during pregnancy

• Published in: Clinical nutrition ESPEN Vol. 63; pp. 748 - 756
• Main Authors: Zhang, Jiatao, Bai, Shuoxin, Lin, Shaoqian, Du, Shuang, Zhao, Xiaodong, Qin, Ying, Yang, Xiwei, Wang, Zhiping
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Ltd 01.10.2024
• Subjects: Birth weight; Calcium; clinical nutrition; Critical window; Gastroenterology and Hepatology; health services; Internal Medicine; logit analysis; nonlinear models; pregnancy; premature birth; Preterm birth; questionnaires; risk; Supplements; surveys; Vitamin D; Critical window; Birth weight; Preterm birth; Vitamin D; Calcium; Supplements

Although vitamin D (VD) supplementation or calcium supplementation during pregnancy has become publicly accepted and part of health care behavior, the effect of co-supplementation on preterm birth remains unclear. To explore whether the supplementation with vitamin D and calcium during pregnancy is...