Pages tagged with "Pregnancy + Preterm"

159 pages, most important first (overviews, then meta-analyses, then RCTs, then newest). Combine with another topic

• Preterm birth and low Vitamin D - many studies
• Medicaid hospital costs: 7 of the top 10 are associated with low Vitamin D
• Vitamin D helps PCOS most and IVF least across 5 reproductive conditions - review
• Moms.gov (announced on Mothers day) fails to mention Vitamin D
• Preterm birth decreased by Omega-3, etc. - many studies
• Preterm births reduced by Vitamin D - many studies
• Off Topic: Xylitol reduces cavities, preterm births, osteoporosis, RTI, obesity, diabetes, etc. - several studies
• Preemies, Vitamin D, Omega-3, etc. - several studies
• Endocrine Society recommends Vitamin D to 2 billion people - no test needed
• Preterm birth extended by 2 weeks with Omega-3 – Meta-analysis
• 3X reduction in preemie Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia if add tiny amount of Vitamin D – meta-analysis
• Preterm birth 30 percent more likely if low vitamin D – meta-analysis
• Preterm births 12 X more likely if poor Vitamin D Receptor (white infants in Italy) – meta-analysis
• Premature or low birth weight resulted in children 3X more likely to be anxious – meta-analysis
• Preterm birth rate reduced by 43 percent with adequate Vitamin D supplementation – meta-analysis
• Preterm birth rate cut in half with 1000 milligrams of Omega-3 (if initially low) – RCT
• While in labor, preterm birth delayed 6 days by Vitamin D (single dose of 50,000 IU) - RCT
• Preemies getting a 10,000 IU injection of vitamin D had far fewer breathing problems – RCT 2024
• Supplement preterm infants with vitamin D if less than 80 ng – RCT
• Omega supplementation helped preemie sensory processing – RCT
• 800 mg of Magnesium early in 3rd trimester significantly increased brain activity in preterm infants – RCT
• 2X less risk of respiratory distress syndrome if 50,000 IU of Vitamin D just before premature birth – RCT
• Omega-3 supplementation reduced preterm birth rate by 4X – RCT
• Preterm birth rate of pregnant smokers cut in half if take Omega-3 – RCT
• Extreme preterm infants helped somewhat by 800 IU of vitamin D – RCT
• Preemie immunity (Treg) vastly improved by 800 IU of Vitamin D daily – RCT
• Extreme preterm infants need a total of 1,000 IU of vitamin D daily – RCT
• Rickets in half of premature births – 200 IU of vitamin D is enough – RCT
• Preemies need 1,000 IU of vitamin D – RCT
• Zinc helps pregnancies – 14 percent fewer preterm births, etc. – Cochrane RCT
• Many preemies need at least 800 IU of vitamin D – RCT
• 1 in 30 US infants are so unhealthy that the cost of raising them more than doubles (Vitamin D proven to help)
• Stillbirth rates dropped from 4.1% to 2.8% as Finland increased Vitamin D fortification
• Preterm birth rate reduced 60% by Vitamin D (40 ng)
• Preterm births: now 12%, had been 8% (Vitamin D crash etc.)
• Fewer preemies if higher Vitamin D
• 400 IU of Vitamin D is too little for preterm infants (200+ studies)
• Very preterm birth: start treatment with Vitamin D (400 IU/kg/day)
• Preterm births are VERY costly
• Preterm birth 2.5 times more likely if low Vitamin D
• Birth rates are declining: 7 of the top 15 reasons are low Vitamin D
• Preterm birth not associated with first tri-mester vitamin D
• Blacks have more preterm births due to low nutrients such as vitamin D
• Recurrent preterm birth and low vitamin D
• Preterm birth 3X more likely and C-section 4X if less than 20 ng of vitamin D
• Preterm births reduced in half if 40 ng of vitamin D in 3rd trimester
• Magnesium (Sulfate) reduces risk of cerebral palsy for those at risk of preterm births
• Fewer preterm births after pollution reduction (vitamin D not mentioned)
• Vitamin D Webinar - cost of preterm birth etc- Baggerly
• Third trimester Vitamin D levels were lower if preterm labor was expected
• Preterm birth - many of risk factors are associated with low vitamin D
• Low Vitamin D – 2X more likely to have preemie AND mother later to have heart problems
• Low Vitamin D while pregnant increased risks: preterm birth 2.4X, development delay 4.4X
• Premature birth 2.5X more likely if mother had low vitamin D and was having twins
• Preterm birth of twins 2.2X more likely if low vitamin D
• Little data on probiotics use by immunocompromised, preemies, and critically ill
• Very Low Birth Weight Preemies are in hospital 9 days longer if Vitamin D was delayed
• Preemies should have vitamin D supplements – reaching an agreement
• 4.4 X more likely to have a preterm birth if low vitamin D while pregnant (India)
• Preterm birth risk increased 1.6 X if supplement with Calcium
• 3X fewer preterm deliveries if take 2,000 IU of Vitamin D daily (small study, 9% refused)
• Vitamin D and pregnancy, preterm birth, preeclampsia - Whittle
• Bronchopulmonary dysplasia, in a third of preemies, 87% reduced risk for just 1 ng higher Vitamin D level
• Hospital costs for an extreme preemie adds 58,000 dollars to the cost of full term birth
• Preterm birth rate increased 60 percent in 50 years (US)
• Preterm birth rates increased in 15 European countries
• Preterm births appear reduced 34% by Vitamin D, 11% by Omega-3
• Pfizer’s RSV vaccine found to increase risk of preterm births by 24%, etc.
• Vitamin D intervention reduces preterm births and low birth weight by 60 percent – Cochrane Reviews
• Preterm birth reduction by nutrients - Vitamin D is the best, Omega-3 is next best
• Very preterm infants with low vitamin D are 4 X more likely to have retinal problems
• Omega-3 fatty acid in pregnancy reduces risk of preterm and early preterm birth
• Preemie Respiratory Distress Syndrome is 5X more likely if low vitamin D
• Preemie fracture rates dropped by 4.8 X after medical staff told to increase Vitamin D by 400 IU, etc.
• Preterm birth rate increased in US but decreased in Finland (high Vitamin D)
• Preterm Birth 2.7X more likely if low vitamin D (dark skin in this case)
• Preterm birth varies with season: 25 percent more likely if conception in autumn
• Preterm birth chance reduced –17P (expensive drug) or Vitamin D
• Female preemies become women with low hand grip strength
• Male preemies had poor heart rate regulation as adults (preemies have low vitamin D)
• Preterm Births decreased by Omega-3 (analysis of 184 countries)
• Preterm birth cost for employers approximately 50,000 dollars
• Preterm Births reduced by Omega-3, Zinc, and Vitamin D
• Preemies with pneumonia infection have especially low vitamin D levels (12 ng)
• Autism and ADHD type disorders were 14X more likely in survey of extreme preterm vaccinated infants
• Preterm birth might be prevented by Vitamin D, Omega-3, etc. (International survey)
• Omega-3 index of 5 greatly decreases the risk of an early preterm birth
• Omega-3 helps pregnancy in many ways: preterm 26 percent less likely etc – review
• Arab preterm infants often have less than 10 ng of vitamin D - 2010
• Preterm birth interventions – 4 studies found possible vitamin D benefit – Cochrane
• Preterm birth 3X more likely if low vitamin D
• Preterm Births - promising preventions – anti-oxidants, Vitamin D, Omega-3, Zinc, etc.
• Preterm birth 8X more likely if poor Vitamin D Receptor
• Preterm birth associated with many genes, including the Vitamin D Receptor again
• The more caffeine while pregnant (coffee, cola) the more bone pain in premature infants
• Preemies 2.5 X more likely to get hip replacement etc. (low vitamin D)
• Preemies with low Vitamin D are 14 percent more like to have expensive gut problems (necrotizing enterocolitis)
• Preemies with poor lungs (Respiratory distress syndrome) have low levels of vitamin D
• FDA allows the claim that Vitamin D “supports healthy pregnancies and promotes full-term births”
• Preterm birth risk increased 16 pcnt if heat wave (perhaps outside less)
• 8 percent fewer preterm births if adequate Selenium from food
• Preemies still have low vitamin D at age 6
• Dark-skin plus low vitamin D in first trimester made preterm birth 2.9 X more likely
• Preterm birth more likely if dark skinned and low vitamin D (not white-skinned)
• Pregnant women in Australia to take Omega-3 when told of reduction in preterm births
• Preterm birth 9 X more likely if fetus had a poor Vitamin D Receptor and previous miscarriage
• Preterm births strongly related to Vitamin D, Vitamin D Receptor, Iodine, Omega-3, etc
• Premature infants (30 weeks) who got 800-1000 IU of vitamin D were much healthier
• Preterm birth rate not vary with vitamin D level (when all are less than 30 ng)
• No preemie had even 30 ng of vitamin D, lower D associated with more Respiratory Distress
• Preterm labor 20 times more likely if low vitamin D, etc. (India)
• Preterm birth increases risk of heart disease by 1.5 X by age 40
• Rickets in Sweden recently increased by 6X (mainly preemies)
• Respiratory Distress Syndrome in preemies 5 X more likely if poor vitamin D receptor
• Folic acid reduces both premature births and neural tube defects
• Premature births predicted in office by 2024 - Bill Gates (vs. reduce preemies by half now with Vitamin D)
• Premature birth and infant mortality worse if dark skin (low vitamin D) - 2015
• Preterm babies have low vitamin D, but recover in 6 weeks with 800 IU supplementation
• Premature infants need 400 to 800 IU of vitamin D
• Off Topic: Premature birth results in less schooling and income (age 28, 228,000 Danes)
• In Defence of the Sun – reduce 400000 premature deaths – 2009
• Racial differences in health problems (premature births) disappeared when vitamin D levels were the same
• FDA petitioned to acknowledge that vitamin D cuts preterm birth rate in half
• Preemies have increased need for vitamin D and Calcium (Rickets)
• Prematurely aging kids (Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome) might be helped by Vitamin D
• Preterm birth 4X more likely if very low Vitamin D (Chinese)
• 60 percent of preemies have brain damage from lack of brain Oxygen, which is associated with low vitamin D
• Increasing Omega-3 reduces heart problems, autism, depression, preterm birth, breast cancer, etc.
• Born too soon – premature births report by W.H.O. – 2010
• Vitamin D Receptor is associated with preeclampsia, gestational diabetes and preterm birth
• Asthmatic pregnant women had 30 percent more preterm births if air pollution (vitamin D not mentioned)
• Preterm birth trend toward 2.5 X more likely if less than 10 ng of Vitamin D
• Sleep Problems in Pregnancy Tied to Premature Births (no surprise, both related to low vitamin D)
• Sepsis in first year of life is much more likely if preterm (low Vitamin D)
• Risk of preterm birth twice as likely when less than 10 ng of vitamin D
• Preterm birth rate reduced 57 percent by Vitamin D
• Omega-3 supplementation during pregnancy reduce early preterm births (save 1500 USD per child)
• Preterm birth has become the leading cause of infant mortality (vitamin D not mentioned) – JAMA
• Vitamin D is being used to prevent premature births – Baggerly interview
• Extreme preterm survival 30 percent less likely if little sunshine 23-28 weeks
• Respiratory distress after preterm birth is more likely if low vitamin D – review
• All preemies with Chronic Lung Disease had low vitamin D levels
• High risk of extremely premature birth if high BMI (low vitamin D)
• Chance of preterm birth is strongly associated with low vitamin D
• The more preterm the birth, the lower the vitamin D level (both mothers and infants)
• Preterm infants more likely to have vitamin D levels below 20 ng
• Decreased risk of preterm birth if have more than 36 ng of vitamin D
• Autism associated with preterm and low birth weight (both associated with low vitamin D)
• Why higher levels of vitamin D reduces premature birth
• Preterm infants, kidney, rickets and vitamin D intake: is it time for rewriting the history
• Preemies have low vitamin D levels yet only get 400 IU
• 300 IU is not enough vitamin D for preterm infants
• Morbid obesity increases chance of extreme preemie by 3X (low vitamin D not mentioned)
• Study found little proof that preemies need more vitamin D
• Some preemies needed more than 400 IU of vitamin D
• Getting pregnant in May increases chance of premature birth by 10 percent
• Premature delivery associated with low vitamin D in Japanese women
• 400 IU not enough to raise preemies vitamin D level to 30 ng – Dissertation 2010
• Osteopenia in preterm infants