Vitamin D plasma concentrations in pregnant women and their preterm newborns

• Main Authors: Milene Saori Kassai (Author), Fernanda Ramirez Cafeo (Author), Fernando Alves Affonso-Kaufman (Author), Fabíola Isabel Suano-Souza (Author), Roseli Oselka Saccardo Sarni (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2018-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Vitamin D deficiency is a global public health issue. More than half of pregnant women are affected by vitamin D insufficiency/deficiency. Studies suggest an association between low vitamin D concentrations during pregnancy with intrauterine growth restriction and prematurity. Th...