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Effect of vitamin D supplementation during pregnancy on maternal and neonatal outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

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Vitamin D supplementation during pregnancy was associated with increased circulating 25(OH)D levels, birth weight, and birth length, and was not associated with other maternal and neonatal outcomes.
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This article is published in Fertility and Sterility.The article was published on 2015-05-01 and is currently open access. It has received 235 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Low birth weight & Birth weight.

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Effects of Vitamin D Supplementation During Pregnancy on Birth Size: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.

TL;DR: The present systematic review and meta-analysis confirmed the well-established effect of maternal vitamin D supplementation on birth size and further research is required to better define risks and benefits associated with such interventions and the potential implications for public health.
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Impact of vitamin D deficiency on maternal and birth outcomes in the Saudi population: a cross-sectional study

TL;DR: Hypovitaminosis D, a highly prevalent health problem among pregnant females in Riyadh, has no relation to adverse pregnancy outcomes except for a higher prevalence of miscarriage in women with low 25(OH)D.
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Vitamin D levels during pregnancy and associations with birth weight and body composition of the newborn: a longitudinal multiethnic population-based study.

TL;DR: In a multiethnic cohort of pregnant women with high prevalence of vitamin D deficiency, it is found that there is no independent relation between maternal vitamin D levels and any of the neonatal anthropometric measures, and the strong association between ethnicity and neonatal outcomes was not affected by maternalitamin D status.
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Low maternal circulating levels of vitamin D as potential determinant in the development of gestational diabetes mellitus

TL;DR: A narrative review based on medium–high-quality randomized clinical trials, systematic reviews, and meta-analysis published in last decade has a twofold purpose: to elucidate the relationship between maternal VD status and GDM; and to illuminate the impact of VD supplementation on GDM onset.
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They Are What You Eat: Can Nutritional Factors during Gestation and Early Infancy Modulate the Neonatal Immune Response?

TL;DR: This review examines whether nutrition around the time of conception, throughout pregnancy, and in early neonatal life may impact on the developing infant immune system.
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Preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and meta-analyses: The PRISMA statement

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Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses: The PRISMA Statement

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