Pages tagged with "Preterm"
- Sleep Problems in Pregnancy Tied to Premature Births (no surprise, both related to low vitamin D)
- Preterm birth rate reduced by vitamin D – 78 percent if non-white, 39 percent if white
- Autism and ADHD type disorders were 14X more likely in survey of extreme preterm vaccinated infants
- Preterm birth rate of pregnant smokers cut in half if take Omega-3 – RCT
- Sepsis in first year of life is much more likely if preterm (low Vitamin D)
- Premature infants (30 weeks) who got 800-1000 IU of vitamin D were much healthier
- Preterm birth more likely if dark skinned and low vitamin D (not white-skinned)
- Risk of preterm birth twice as likely when less than 10 ng of vitamin D
- Folic acid reduces both premature births and neural tube defects
- Preterm labor 20 times more likely if low vitamin D, etc. (India)
- Preterm births are VERY costly
- Preterm birth rate reduced by 43 percent with adequate Vitamin D supplementation – meta-analysis
- Preterm births strongly related to Vitamin D, Vitamin D Receptor, Iodine, Omega-3, etc
- Omega-3 supplementation during pregnancy reduce early preterm births (save 1500 USD per child)
- Zinc helps pregnancies – 14 percent fewer preterm births, etc. – Cochrane RCT
- Premature birth and infant mortality worse if dark skin (low vitamin D) - 2015
- Preterm birth has become the leading cause of infant mortality (vitamin D not mentioned) – JAMA
- Preterm birth 30 percent more likely if low vitamin D – meta-analysis
- Extreme preterm infants need a total of 1,000 IU of vitamin D daily – RCT
- Premature infants need 400 to 800 IU of vitamin D