Vitamin D congress on pregnancy and childhood diseases – April 2019

Two days of Vitamin D presentations in Frankfort Germany

25% of presentations in English with German subtitles
Streaming video – some the video was pre-recorded
Costs 50 € - 268 € to attend the event and ask questions of the presenters . But basically sold out
Videos will also be available for purchase after the conference
  - perhaps the English presentations will be able to be purchased separately
Website: www.spitzen-praevention.com

Talks - primarily in German

Top-quality health from cradle to grave: NDE and DOHaD	J. Spitz, Schlangenbad / Wiesbaden
Naturally pregnant	S. Barz, Bremen
Blessing and curse of the caesarean section	M. Geening, Mainz
Omega 3 FS in pregnancy	C. von Schacky, Munich
Misdiagnosis of child maltreatment in congenital rickets	R. von Helden, Lennestadt
Micronutrients in pregnancy	U. Groeser, Essen
The mineral magnesium in pregnancy	K. Kisters, Herne
The importance of omega-3 fatty acids in childhood	V. Schmiedel, Baar / Switzerland
Movement as motor of child potential development	N. Ferrari, Cologne
The Importance of Singing in Pregnancy, Childbirth and Childhood	M. Hollmann, Munich
Risk Factor Environment in the 21st Century	KE Müller, Kempten
Stress and Reproduction	A. Wolf, Ulm
The role of selenium and iodine in the development of the child	L. Schomburg, Berlin
The significance of the social uterus for the development of the child	G. Lenker, Munich
We do not need new medicine, but a new health culture	J. Spitz, Schlangenbad / Wiesbaden

Talks in English (German subcaptions) April 6
49 € to watch live or anytime in the subsequent 5 days

Vitamin D: Tuning the immune system	M. Holick, Boston / USA
Vitamin D: Effect of Vitamin D Supplementation Pregnancy	B. Hollis, South Carolina / USA
Vitamin D: Save our children now! The success story of Grassroothealth	C. Baggerly, Encinitas / USA
Vitamin D: Epidemiology of Maternal Vitamin D Deficiency	William B. Grant, San Francisco / USA
Our microbiome at the beginning of life	A. Fasano, Boston / USA

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See also VitaminDWiki

Pregnancy category starts with

922 items in Pregnancy category

 - see also

• Overview Pregnancy and vitamin D
• Number of articles in both categories of Pregnancy and:Dark Skin 30;   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
  

Healthy pregnancies need lots of vitamin D has the following summary
Most were taking 2,000 to 7,000 IU daily for >50% of pregnancy
   Click on hyperlinks for details

Problem	Vit. D 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

• Infant-Child category listing has 854 items along with related searches
• Conference category listing has 52 items along with related searches