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- Serum 25(OH) Vitamin D Levels in Pregnant Women with Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19): A Case-Control Study
- Unknown by this study: 1) Low D ===> Infection or 2) Infection ==> Low D
- Known: Low D increases the risk of many health problems, including those during pregnancy
- Vitamin D Life - Pregnancy and Virus:
17 studies as of April 2022 Serum 25(OH) Vitamin D Levels in Pregnant Women with Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19): A Case-Control Study
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Mar 26;19(7):3965. doi: 10.3390/ijerph19073965.
Nazaret Ferrer-Sánchez 1, Marina Díaz-Goicoechea 1, Victoria Mayoral-Cesar 1, Silvia García-Solbas 2, Bruno José Nievas-Soriano 3, Tesifón Parrón-Carreño 3, Ana María Fernández-Alonso 1 2
The physiological changes during pregnancy may increase the risk of complications in pregnant women with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Vitamin D is a fat-soluble secosteroid hormone and its role in immunity is appears to be of particular importance in this recent pandemic. Nevertheless, there is little research about the role of vitamin D levels regarding COVID-19 in pregnant women to date. This study aimed to establish a relationship between serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) levels in pregnant women and COVID-19. A comparative case-control study was performed with a study population of 256 pregnant women (82 pregnant women with infection and 174 women in control group). Serum 25(OH)D levels were significantly lower in pregnant women with COVID-19 infection than in those without infection. In addition, 89% of COVID-19-positive pregnant women had 25(OH)D deficiency, while in the control group the percentage was 75.30%, finding statistically significant differences (ORa = 2.68; 95% CI 1.19-6.06; p = 0.01). Our results find a relationship between vitamin D deficiency in pregnant women and COVID-19 infection. This finding could be relevant for actual clinical practice. Thus, more research is needed in this field.Download the PDF from Vitamin D Life
Unknown by this study: 1) Low D ===> Infection or 2) Infection ==> Low D
But: Many studies have found low D ==> infection
Many in Vitamin D Life and citations #24, 25 of this study- #24 Merzon, E.; Tworowski, D.; Gorohovski, A.; Vinker, S.; Cohen, A.G.; Green, I.; Frenkel-Morgenstern, M. Low plasma 25(OH) vitamin D level is associated with increased risk of COVID-19 infection: An Israeli population-based study. FEBS J. 2020, 287, 3693–3702.
- #25. Katz, J.; Yue, S.; Xue, W. Increased risk for COVID-19 in patients with vitamin D deficiency. Nutrition 2021, 84, 111106.
Known: Low D increases the risk of many health problems, including those during pregnancy
Vitamin D Life - Pregnancy and Virus:
17 studies as of April 2022 - Severe COVID while pregnant - none had taken any vitamin D – Oct 2021
- COVID while pregnant: 2.6 X more likely to be Vitamin D deficient (need to supplement) - March 2022
- COVID breakthru 2X more likely if pregnant (should take Vitamin D) - April 2022
- COVID 2.6 X more likely if low Vitamin D (during pregnancy in this case) – March 2022
- 3 years after congenital virus infection there was a 12X increase in infant deaths (Zika, Brazil) - Feb 2022
- COVID-19 more severe if low Vitamin D (1.8X for pregnancy) – Nov 2021
- Far less vitamin D in breast milk if COVID-19 (no surprise) – Aug 2021
- COVID-21 (COVID-19 with mutations) causing increased pregnancy problems in Brazil and India – May 2021
- COVID-19, dark skin, pregnancy - Dr. Grimes, etc. - May 2021
- Increased pregnancy problems with COVID-19 – meta-analysis and letter to editor – April 2021
- COVID-19 while pregnant increased many infant health problems by 1.5X – April 29, 2021
- COVID-19 while pregnant is not good (increased risk of dying by 22X) – April 2021
- Vaccine trials excluded pregnancies, but it is OK to be vaccinated while pregnant
- Vitamin D plus Inositol might help pregnancies during COVID-19 – April 2021
- 3.7X decrease in Very Low Weight Births (following huge increase in Vitamin D sales) - June 2020
- Flu vaccinations during pregnancy should NOT be the standard of care until tests show it is OK – Nov 2019
- Researchers found flu vaccine increased miscarriage risk by 7X -Sept 2017
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