The earlier the better: preconception vitamin D and protection against pregnancy loss.
Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol. 2018 Jun 5. pii: S2213-8587(18)30178-5. doi: 10.1016/S2213-8587(18)30178-5. [Epub ahead of print]
Hewison M, Institute of Metabolism and Systems Research, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, Centre for Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, U. of Birmingham and Birmingham Health Partners, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK m.hewison at bham.ac.uk.
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PMID: 29884467 DOI: 10.1016/S2213-8587(18)30178-5
This is an editorial comments on
Mumford SL, Garbose RA, Kim K, et al.
Association of preconception serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations with livebirth and pregnancy loss: a prospective cohort study. Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol 2018; online May 30. In Vitamin D Life Preconception vitamin D is great - every extra 10 ng associated with 10 percent more likely to have live birth – Aug 2018
Preconception supplementation appears to reduce problems with
Becoming pregnant
Miscarriage
First trimester supplementation reduces problems with
Infant teeth
Autism
Asthma
Healthy pregnancies need lots of vitamin D has the following summary
Problem | Reduces | Evidence |
| 0. Chance of not conceiving | 3.4 times | Observe |
| 1. Miscarriage | 2.5 times | Observe |
| 2. Pre-eclampsia | 3.6 times | RCT |
| 3. Gestational Diabetes | 3 times | RCT |
| 4. Good 2nd trimester sleep quality | 3.5 times | Observe |
| 5. Premature birth | 2 times | RCT |
| 6. C-section - unplanned | 1.6 times | Observe |
| Stillbirth - OMEGA-3 | 4 times | RCT - Omega-3 |
| 7. Depression AFTER pregnancy | 1.4 times | RCT |
| 8. Small for Gestational Age | 1.6 times | meta-analysis |
| 9. Infant height, weight, head size within normal limits | RCT | |
| 10. Childhood Wheezing | 1.3 times | RCT |
| 11. Additional child is Autistic | 4 times | Intervention |
| 12.Young adult Multiple Sclerosis | 1.9 times | Observe |
| 13. Preeclampsia in young adult | 3.5 times | RCT |
| 14. Good motor skills @ age 3 | 1.4 times | Observe |
| 15. Childhood Mite allergy | 5 times | RCT |
| 16. Childhood Respiratory Tract visits | 2.5 times | RCT |
RCT = Randomized Controlled Trial
Fertility and Sperm category contains the following summary
See also
Overview Women and Vitamin D
Overview Pregnancy and vitamin D Fertility and Vitamin D – several articles
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See also
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