Placenta appears to be better able to protect the fetus due to increased Vitamin D
- Reduce Miscarriage 2.5 times
Dr. Coimbra (Brazil) on Placenta and Virus – Feb 2016 (clipped from email)
Dr. Coimbra has cured 1,000 patients of Multiple Sclerosis using LOTS of vitamin D
- “ . . vitamin D promotes the expression of innate immunity (efficient against microorganisms in general), both in cells of the immune system as the placenta (enabling the function of the placenta as an effective barrier against the passage of germs into the body of the embryo / fetus )”
- Vitamin D . . . the only preventative measure proposed to prevent dengue infections transmitted by the same mosquito”
HIV in infant 2X less likely if 32+ ng/mL of vitamin D – 2009
Perinatal Outcomes, Including Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV, and Child Mortality and Their Association with Maternal Vitamin D Status in Tanzania
The Journal of Infectious Diseases Volume 200, Issue 7 Pp. 1022-1030
Background Vitamin D is a strong immunomodulator and may protect against adverse pregnancy outcomes, mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), and child mortality
Methods A total of 884 HIV-infected pregnant women who were participating in a vitamin supplementation trial in Tanzania were monitored to assess pregnancy outcomes and child mortality. The association of these outcomes with maternal vitamin D status at enrollment was examined in an observational analysis
Results No association was observed between maternal vitamin D status and adverse pregnancy outcomes, including low birth weight and preterm birth.
In multivariate models, a low maternal vitamin D level (<32 ng/mL) was associated with a 50% higher risk (95% confidence interval [CI], 2%–120%) of MTCT of HIV at 6 weeks, a 2-fold higher risk of MTCT of HIV through breast-feeding among children who were HIV uninfected at 6 weeks (95% CI, 1.08–3.82), and a 46% higher overall risk of HIV infection (95% CI, 11%–91%). Children born to women with a low vitamin D level had a 61% higher risk of dying during follow-up (95% CI, 25%–107%)
Conclusions If found to be efficacious in randomized trials, vitamin D supplementation could prove to be an inexpensive method of reducing the burden of HIV infection and death among children, particularly in resource-limited settings
Zika is similar to Hepatitis C virus - which is treated by Vitamin D
- The chasm between public health and reproductive research: what history tells us about Zika virus March 2016
Zika is a member of Flaviviridae family which includes hepatitis C
"Vertical transmission of hepatitis C virus from mother to child is known to occur in up to 10 % of pregnancies" - Vitamin D prevents Hepatitis-C and helps treat it (many studies)
- 25-Hydroxyvitamin D3 suppresses hepatitis C virus production – Oct 2012
See also VitaminDWiki
- Pregnancy and placenta: benefits of vitamin D – 2010
- Zika Virus Infects Human Placental Macrophages – May 2016
- The placenta and vitamin D – July 2012
- Search VitaminDWiki for PLACENTA 339 items as of Aug 2016
- Four antiviral strategies – includes vitamin D – Vasquez Dec 2014
The items in Immunity and Pregnancy are listed here:
- Reduced fetal immune system stem cells if low Vitamin D at a point in pregnancy – Sept 2023
- Zika virus and pregnancy - evidence, management, and prevention – March 2016
- Progesterone activates vitamin D receptor - many studies
- Vitamin D protects against many types of health problems – review May 2013
- 7 percent less likely to get immune mediated disease if born in the fall – July 2012
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