Vitamin D status during pregnancy and offspring outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies

• Published in: European journal of clinical nutrition Vol. 74; no. 1; pp. 36 - 53
• Main Authors: Tous, Monica, Villalobos, Marcela, Iglesias-Vázquez, Lucía, Fernández-Barrés, Sílvia, Arija, Victoria
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Nature Publishing Group 01.01.2020
• Subjects: 25-Hydroxyvitamin D; Alfacalcidol; Analysis; Anthropometry; Birth weight; Calcifediol; Calciferol; Female; Gestational age; Humans; Infant; Infant, Newborn; Infant, Small for Gestational Age; Infants; Infants (Premature); Literature reviews; Meta-analysis; Observational studies; Observational Studies as Topic; Offspring; Pregnancy; Pregnancy Outcome; Pregnant women; Premature birth; Premature Birth - etiology; Risk; Small for gestational age; Systematic review; Vitamin D; Vitamin D Deficiency - complications; Vitamin deficiency; China; Spain

Vitamin D deficiency during pregnancy may influence adverse outcomes in offspring. The aim of this systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies was to assess the association between low prenatal concentrations of 25(OH)D (by using three different cut-off levels), preterm birth (PTB)...