Free vitamin D for pregnant women in Salford England

Salford mum and son are faces of 'sunshine' vitamin campaign

• vitamins will be distributed free to all pregnant women, women up to 12 months post-natal and children aged six months to five.

• Previously they were only offered free of charge to those on benefits or low incomes.

Note: no vitamin D ages 0-6 months vs

Suspect very low doses when any are given

Swinton is in Manchester - in the middle of England

Healthy Start fails to mention DOSE SIZE

See also VitaminDWiki

• UK-NICE draft on vitamin D – extremely low doses and levels– May 2014

• Draft of UK policy on Vitamin D, keeping 10 ng definition - March 2013

• Healthy Start vitamin D supplementation in UK is a farce - Nov 2010

• Presentation: pre and post natal vitamin D, with audience comments – Manchester UK Sept 2013

• Third study found that Infants needed 1600 IU of vitamin D – JAMA RCT May 2013

  • not just 300 IU = Healthy Start, which is not enough to prevent rickets