Clinical pediatrics, 46(1), 42-4, 2007
Abstract
Plasma 25-hydroxyvitamin D was measured in 40 healthy, mostly Black, mother-infant pairs. Although a majority of mothers received a daily prenatal multivitamin, vitamin D deficiency (<30 nmol/L), was found in 50% of mothers and 65% of their newborn infants, with a positive correlation between maternal and infant plasma 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations. Maternal vitamin D deficiency may represent an important risk factor for the development of rickets in children.
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PMID 17164508 17164508 DOI 10.1177/0009922806289311 10.1177/0009922806289311 Lee et al. 2007, Lee 2007
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Lee, J. M., Smith, J. R., Philipp, B. L., Chen, T. C., Mathieu, J., & Holick, M. F. (2007). Vitamin D deficiency in a healthy group of mothers and newborn infants. Clinical pediatrics, 46(1), 42-4. https://doi.org/10.1177/0009922806289311
Lee JM, Smith JR, Philipp BL, Chen TC, Mathieu J, Holick MF. Vitamin D deficiency in a healthy group of mothers and newborn infants. Clinical pediatrics. 2007;46(1):42-4. doi:10.1177/0009922806289311
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