Maternal Vitamin D Insufficiency Early in Pregnancy Is Associated with Increased Risk of Preterm Birth in Ethnic Minority Women in Canada12

• Published in: The Journal of nutrition Vol. 147; no. 6; pp. 1145 - 1151
• Main Authors: Tabatabaei, Negar, Auger, Nathalie, Herba, Catherine M, Wei, Shuqin, Allard, Catherine, Fink, Guy D, Fraser, William D
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Inc 01.06.2017
• Subjects: ethnicity; pregnancy; preterm birth; spontaneous preterm birth; vitamin D; preterm birth; RCT; spontaneous preterm birth; DBP; ethnicity; vitamin D; pregnancy; 25(OH)D

Maternal vitamin D insufficiency (plasma 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D] <75 nmol/L) may play a role in ethnic disparities in rates of preterm and spontaneous preterm births. We explored the relation between maternal plasma 25(OH)D concentration in the first trimester (8–14 wk of gestation) and the...