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Obstetrics
New findings in the area of obstetrics described
March 24th, 2005
Investigators in the United States, Spain and Scotland have published new obstetrics data. Study 1: Pregnancy does not increase vitamin D daily requirement. According to recent research published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, "Adequate vitamin D concentrations during pregnancy are necessary to ensure appropriate maternal responses to the calcium demands of the fetus and neonatal handling of calcium. The purpose of this report is to review studies that investigated maternal and neonatal outcomes of vitamin D deficiency or supplementation during pregnancy." "Most studies reported included women at high risk...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2005-03-24)
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