Preterm Birth as a Calendar Event or Immunologic Anomaly
JAMA Pediatr. 2016;170(6):525-526. doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2016.0213.
Matthew B. Wallenstein, MD1,2; Gary M. Shaw, DrPH1,2; David K. Stevenson, MD1,2
Publisher wants $30 for the PDF
- “Preterm birth is a ubiquitous yet mysterious phenomenon. Preterm birth, defined as birth prior to 37 weeks’ gestation, is now the primary worldwide cause of morbidity and mortality in the newborn period and the top cause of child mortality among those younger than 5 years, accounting for 1 million deaths every year.1 Nevertheless, it remains poorly understood.
VitaminDWiki
Amazingly - no mention that vitamin D and Omega-3 both reduce preterm birth rate
- Preterm birth rate reduced 57 percent by Vitamin D – Nov 2015
- Preterm birth 30 percent more likely if low vitamin D – meta-analysis May 2016
- Vitamin D is being used to prevent premature births – Baggerly interview – Dec 2015
- Pre-term birth - many of risk factors are associated with low vitamin D
- Preterm birth extended by 2 weeks with Omega-3 – Meta-analysis Nov 2015
- Premature birth and infant mortality worse if dark skin (low vitamin D) - 2015 has the following chart
Pregnancy category starts with
- see also
- Overview Pregnancy and vitamin D
- Number of articles in both categories of Pregnancy and:Dark Skin
29 ; Depression 21 ; Diabetes 44 ; Obesity 17 ; Hypertension 44 ; Breathing 35 ; Omega-3 44 ; Vitamin D Receptor 24 Click here for details - All items in category Infant/Child
854 items - Pregnancy needs at least 40 ng of vitamin D, achieved by at least 4,000 IU – Hollis Aug 2017
- 38+ papers with Breastfed etc, in the title
- Call to action – more Vitamin D for pregnancies, loading doses are OK – Holick Aug 2019
- 53+ preeclampsia studies
- 94+ studies with PRETERM in the title
- Fertility problem (PCOS) reduced by vitamin D, etc: many studies 15+
- 94+ Gestational Diabetes
- Caesarean birth much more likely if low Vitamin D - many studies 15+ studies
- Post-partum depression and low Vitamin D - many studies 15+ studies
- Stillbirth reduced by Vitamin D, Zinc, Omega-3 - several studies 5+ studies
- Search VitaminDWiki for "Assisted reproduction" 33 items as of Aug 2022
- Fertility and Sperm category listing has
142 items along with related searches - (Stunting OR “low birth weight” OR LBW) 1180 items as of June 2020
- Less labor pain if higher level of vitamin D – August 2021
- Healthy pregnancies need lots of vitamin D
- Ensure a healthy pregnancy and baby - take Vitamin D before conception
Here are the images of first page preview (no easy translation)
Preterm birth has become the leading cause of infant mortality (vitamin D not mentioned) – JAMA June 2016Printer Friendly Follow this page for updates6834 visitors, last modified 11 Jun, 2016, This page is in the following categories (# of items in each category)Attached files
ID Name Uploaded Size Downloads 6740 Preterm opinion 2.jpg admin 07 Jun, 2016 105.22 Kb 722 6738 Preterm opinion 1.jpg admin 07 Jun, 2016 147.09 Kb 757 - All items in category Infant/Child