Table of contents
- Overview
- 54+ VitaminDWiki pages with PREECLAMPSIA in title
- 35+ VitaminDWiki pages with BREASTFEEDING or BREASTFED in title
- 127+ VitaminDWiki pages with PRETERM etc. in title
- Summary of Healthy pregnancies need lots of vitamin D
- Here are the 200 most recent Pregnancy articles
- All of the Pregnancy articles in VitaminDWiki
- Associations to the pregnancy category
Overview
- see also
- Overview Pregnancy and vitamin D
- Number of articles in both categories of Pregnancy and:Dark Skin
26 ; Depression 20 ; Diabetes 42 ; Obesity 15 ; Hypertension 43 ; Breathing 31 ; Omega-3 39 ; Vitamin D Receptor 22 Click here for details - All items in category Infant/Child
748 items - Pregnancy needs at least 40 ng of vitamin D, achieved by at least 4,000 IU – Hollis Aug 2017
- 34 papers with Breastfeeding of Breastfed in title as of Jan 2022
- Preeclampsia in VitaminDWiki title (54 as of March 2023)
- PRETERM or PREEMIE: contained by 100 titles as of Feb 2022
- "polycystic ovary syndrome" OR PCOS 303 items as of Jan 2018
- Gestational Diabetes
- c-section OR "caesarean section" (various spellings) 937 items as of Aug 2020
- postpartum depression 208 items as of Aug 2018
- 31 VitaminDWiki pages had MISCARRIAGE in title as of Aug 2022
- Search VitaminDWiki for "Assisted reproduction" 33 items as of Aug 2022
- Fertility and Sperm category listing has
128 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
54+ VitaminDWiki pages with PREECLAMPSIA in title
This list is automatcially updated
Items found: 54- Risk of hypertension during pregnancy reduced by taking Omega-3, Vitamin B12, and Folate (rats) June 2018, DOI 10.1039/C8FO00467F
35+ VitaminDWiki pages with BREASTFEEDING or BREASTFED in title
This list is automatcially updated
Items found: 35
127+ VitaminDWiki pages with PRETERM etc. in title
PRETERM or PREEMIE or PREMATURE: list is automatically updated
Items found: 127
Summary of Healthy pregnancies need lots of vitamin D
ProblemReduces 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 limitsRCT 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
Here are the 200 most recent Pregnancy articles
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- Better neurodevelpment at age 2 if high Vitamin D during all phases of pregnancy – March 2023
- US maternal death rate increasing (low D not mentioned) - March 2023
- Pfizer COVID vaccination during pregnancy clinical trial is still not published - Feb 2023
- Preeclampsia reduced by 33 percent if high vitamin D – meta-analysis Feb 2023
- Higher vitamin D level in mother results in higher level in newborn - Feb 2023
- Increased obesity risk in child if low vitamin D while pregnant - Feb 2023
- Hypertension, Pregnancy and Vitamin D - many studies
- Many pregnant women are deficient when taking the recommended amount of Vitamin D – Jan 2023
- During pregnancy the levels of Vitamin D, Magnesium, and Calcium drop – Nov 2022
- Heavy infant (macrosomia) 1.24 X more likely if maternal vitamin D less than 20 ng – Nov 2022
- Children had poor lung function if mothers had low vitamin D while pregnant – Nov 2022
- Phototherapy to reduce infant Jaundice decreases Vitamin D, Mg, etc. Nov 2022
- Preterm birth decreased by Omege-3, etc. - many studies
- Birth defects about 15 percent more likely if low vitamin D while pregnant – Oct 2022
- Maternal pregnancy problems if Vitamin D is less than 40 ng – meta-analysis Oct 2022
- Free 1,600 IU Vitamin D daily during pregnancy helps a lot (natives in Alaska) – Sept 2022
- Vitamin D is important for pregnancies (pigs as well as people)– Sept 2022
- Worse COVID during 3Q pregnancy if 2.5 ng lower Vitamin D – meta-analysis Sept 2022
- Miscarriage 2.5X more likely if second-hand smoke and low vitamin D – Sept 2022
- Gestational Diabetes Mellitus 10X more-likely if low vitamin D in first trimester – July 2022
- Low vitamin D is big problem during pregnancies (Saudi Arabia in this case) – Aug 2022
- Risk of preeclampsia should drop to nearly zero at 60 ng of Vitamin D – July 2022
- Gestational Diabetes 2.1 X more likely if less than 30 ng of Vitamin D - July 2022
- Poor sleep associated with low Vitamin D (pregnant Saudis in the case) – Jun 2022
- Temporary conception problems after vaccinations, etc. - July 2022
- Vitamin D deficiency is the most common nutritional deficiency in the world – July 2022
- 2.3 X more poor Neurodevelopment in infant if COVID late in pregnancy – June 2022
- Hypertension during pregnancy: low Vitamin D, poor Vit. D genes – June 2022
- Miscarriage 1.6 X more likely if low vitamin D – meta-analysis May 2022
- Recurrent Miscarriage 4X more likely if low vitamin D – meta-analysis June 2022
- 4.4 X more likely to have a preterm birth if low vitamin D while pregnant - May 2022
- Air pollution decreases Vitamin D levels (while pregnant in this case) – July 2022
- Preterm birth reduction by nutrients - Vitamin D is the best, Omega-3 is next best – May 2022
- Omega-3 improves pregnancies – Meta-analysis May 2022
- Low vitamin D during pregnancy increases risk of future health problems (obesity etc.) – May 2022
- Vitamin D is needed before, during and after Pregnancy – May 2022
- Severe COVID while pregnant - none had taken any vitamin D – Oct 2021
- Need at least 6,000 IU of Vitamin D daily during pregnancy and breastfeeding (Wagner) – meta-analysis March 2022
- Pregnant women in HIV therapy adding Vitamin D had 3X fewer deaths - RCT April 2022
- COVID while pregnant: 2.6 X more likely to be Vitamin D deficient (need to supplement) - March 2022
- Omega-3 supplementation reduced preterm birth rate by 4X – RCT July 2020
- COVID breakthru 2X more likely if pregnant (should take Vitamin D) - April 2022
- Fraternal twin births increasing (twins often associated with low vitamin D) – March 2022
- COVID 2.6 X more likely if low Vitamin D (during pregnancy in this case) – March 2022
- Pregnancy problems (LBW, PTB, SGA) associated with low vitamin D, 42nd meta-analysis – March 2022
- 3 years after congenital virus infection there was a 12X increase in infant deaths (Zika, Brazil) - Feb 2022
- Low Vitamin D associated with preeclampsia - meta-analysis Feb 2022
- Low Vitamin D associated with pre-eclampsia -40th meta-analysis – Feb 2022
- Conception 1.5 X more likely if taking any amount of Omega-3 – Feb 2022
- Preterm birth varies with season: 25 percent more likely if conception in autumn – Feb 2022
- Small vitamin D doses while pregnant do not decrease infant allergies – meta-analysis Feb 2022
- Postpartum depression 3.6 X higher risk if low vitamin D – Jan 2022
- Anemia 1.6 X more likely during pregnancy if low Vitamin D – meta-analysis Dec 2021
- Miscarriage – study found all 4 of the reasons to be related to vitamin D – Dec 2021
- Breastfeeding is almost always associated with infant vitamin D deficiency – Dec 2021
- 400 IU of vitamin D helped a few adults (Orthodox Jewish mothers - heavy clothing) – 2001
- Vitamin D reduces preeclampsia, gestational diabetes and hypertension - 38th meta-analysis Dec 2021
- COVID-19 more severe if low Vitamin D (1.8X for pregnancy) – Nov 2021
- Need at least 6,000 IU daily while breastfeeding to eliminate Vitamin D deficiency – meta-analysis Oct 2021
- Preeclampsia risk reduced by Vitamin D
- Slow fetal growth if mother was obese and had low vitamin D (40 ng is good) – Oct 2021
- Maternal Vitamin D not associated with health in China (virually none had a healthy level) – Sept 2021
- Wide variation in vitamin D recommendations (in this case, pregnant in Australia) – Aug 2021
- After lactation Vitamin D levels are low, increased risk of Breast Cancer, vitamin D should decrease risk – Aug 2021
- Far less vitamin D in breast milk if COVID-19 (no surprise) – Aug 2021
- Several advanced-maternal-age problems reduced if given Vitamin D during pregnancy (mice in this case) – July 2021
- Less labor pain if higher level of vitamin D – August 2021
- Pregnancy loss 9X more likely if male had less than 20 ng of Vitamin D – July 2021
- Pregnancy loss 9X more likely if male had less than 20 ng of Vitamin D – July 2021
- All pregnancy studies in VitaminDWiki
- Very low Vitamin D in Indian pregnancies– 1 in 3 women not even have 20 ng – meta-analysis June 2021
- Preeclampsia (hypertension while pregnant) varies with season (O.R. 0.57) – June 2021
- Less than 3 percent of pregnant women in Shanghai had even 30 ng of vitamin D – June 2021
- Pre-term birth rate cut in half with 1000 milligrams of Omega-3 (if initially low) – RCT May 2021
- COVID-21 (COVID-19 with mutations) causing increased pregnancy problems in Brazil and India – May 2021
- COVID-19, dark skin, pregnancy - Dr. Grimes, etc. - May 2021
- Increased pregnancy problems with COVID-19 – meta-analysis and letter to editor – April 2021
- COVID-19 while pregnant increased many infant health problems by 1.5X – April 29, 2021
- COVID-19 while pregnant is not good (increased risk of dying by 22X) – April 2021
- Omega-3 recommended in Australia during pregnancy - April 2021
- Pregnancy recommendations – huge differences in Vitamin D, Mg, iron, Iodine, DHA, etc – April 2021
- Recurrent pregnancy loss (miscarriage) risk should be reduced by vitamin D, vitamin B12 – March 2021
- Recurrent pregnancy loss (miscarriage) is associated with low vitamin D in 6 ways – March 2021
- Gestational diabetes risk reduced 1.5X by Vitamin D – meta-analysis March 2021
- Cows gave more milk after pregancy if given Calcidiol (semi-activated Vitamin D) – RCT March 2021
- Vaccine trials excluded pregnancies, but it is OK to be vaccinated while pregnant
- Vitamin D plus Inositol might help pregnancies during COVID-19 – April 2021
- Gestational Diabetes – increased risk if poor Vitamin D Receptor – 2 Meta-Analyses 2021
- ADHD 3.7 X higher risk if depressed pregnancy (low vitamin D) – Dec 2020
- 6,400 IU of Vitamin D is safe and effective during breastfeeding – RCT Dec, 2020
- Small vitamin D doses given during pregnancy do not reduce childhood asthma – meta-analysis Dec 2020
- Higher risk of Recurrent Pregnancy Loss if poor Vitamin D Receptor – Feb 2021
- Preterm birth risk increased 16 pcnt if heat wave (perhaps outside less) - Nov 2020
- Fetus conceived by slender mom grown by obese mom is more likely will become obese - Sept 2020
- Emergency Caesarean 2X more likely if less than 12 ng of Vitamin D – Aug 2020
- Vitamin D during pregnancy – single 200,000 IU similar to daily 5,000 IU – April 2020
- 3.7X decrease in Very Low Weight Births (following huge increase in Vitamin D sales) - June 2020
- During pregnancy less Vitamin D due to increased Vitamin D binding Protein – May 2020
- Vitamin D Status May Help Explain Maternal Race and Ethnic Factors in Primary Cesarean Section Delivery – April 2020
- Vitamin D and Pregnancy – most gave too little or too late – April 2020
- 95 percent of pregnant women in Finland took vitamin D – PHD Dissertation Dec 2019
- Spontaneous Miscarriage strongly associated with 2 vitamin D genes – March 2020
- Higher birth weight resulted in more fit adults (Vitamin D not mentioned) – Jan 2020
- Preterm birth associated with many genes, including the Vitamin D Receptor again – Jan 2020
- No differences in newborn anthropometry for very low vs. low vitamin D mothers – Jan 2020
- Vitamin D helps pregnancies sometimes (10 things wrong with the review) – Jan 2020
- Low birth weight associated low Vitamin D (little sunshine in China in this case) - Dec 2019
- Low maternal Vitamin D results in larger portion of brain associated with autism – Jan 2020
- Multiple Sclerosis 40 percent more likely if mother had low vitamin D – meta-analysis Jan 2020
- Preterm birth 8X more likely if poor Vitamin D Receptor – Dec 2019
- Dark-skin plus low vitamin D in first trimester made preterm birth 2.9 X more likely – Dec 2019
- 8 percent fewer preterm births if adequate Selenium from food – Aug 2019
- Boys who were born Small for Gestational age are 1.9X more likely to be infertile – Dec 2019
- More postpartum infections if low vitamin D (in winter) - Dec 2019
- Seafood (Omega-3) during pregnancy increased childhood IQ by 8 points – review Dec 2019
- Autoimmune disorders associated with low vitamin D during pregnancy – Nov 2019
- Infant 7.6 X more likely to be Vitamin D deficient if mother had been – Nov 2019
- Pregnancies helped by Vitamin D (insulin and birth weight in this case) – meta-analysis Oct 2019
- Pregnant women in Australia to take Omega-3 when told of reduction in preterm births – Dec 2019
- Canadian pregnancies have enough vitamin D – if white, summer, supplement, eat meat, etc. – Nov 2019
- Flu vaccinations during pregnancy should NOT be the standard of care until tests show it is OK – Nov 2019
- Preterm birth 9 X more likely if fetus had a poor Vitamin D Receptor and previous miscarriage – Aug 2017
- Male infant born alive 1.25 X more likely if sufficient Vitamin D - Oct 2019
- Vitamin D and progesterone are synergistic during pregnancy – April 2018
- Preterm birth rate not vary with vitamin D level (when all are less than 30 ng) – Oct 2019
- FDA allows the claim that Vitamin D “supports healthy pregnancies and promotes full-term births” – Oct 2019
- Preeclampsia (low vitamin D) doubles the risk of later cardiovascular problems – Sept 2019
- Smoking while pregnant resulted in 2X more likely to be Vitamin D deficient – Feb 2019
- Preeclampsia 11X more likely if poor Vitamin D Binding Protein (South Africa) - Sept 2019
- Vitamin D cuts pregnancy risks in half – low birth weight, preeclampsia, gestational diabetes – Cochrane July 2019
- High-dose Vitamin D for Multiple Sclerosis is OK while pregnant – Sept 2019
- Pregnancy helped by Vitamin D - 32nd meta-analysis Sept 2019
- Preeclampsia 2.7 X less likely if 50,000 IU of Vitamin D every 2 weeks – meta-analysis Sept 2019
- Recurrent miscarriage occurs 2.2 more often if poor Vitamin D Receptor – Aug 2019
- Fat-soluble vitamins critical for conception, pregnancy and breast feeding (pigs) – Sept 2019
- Autism risk increased 30 percent by Cesareans (both low vitamin D) – meta-analysis Sept 2019
- Childhood allergies (Atopy) 4.8 X more likely if low vitamin D in early pregnancy – Aug 2019
- IQ 4 points lower in male children if fluoridated water while pregnant (perhaps Magnesium) – Aug 2019
- Preterm Births reduced by Omega-3, Zinc, and Vitamin D – Aug 2019
- Preterm birth increases risk of heart disease by 1.5 X by age 40 – June 2019
- Half as many tooth enamel defects in child if 2400 IU Vitamin D in late pregnancy – RCT Aug 2019
- Depression after childbirth 5 X less likely if good Omega-3 index – April 2019
- Dr. Sears podcast with Carole Baggerly about Vitamin D (with transcript) - July 2019
- Little sun in first trimester, 2.9 X more likely to have learning disabilities – June 2019
- Call to action – more Vitamin D for pregnancies, loading doses are OK – Holick Aug 2019
- Gestational Diabetes 2.4X more likely if poor Vitamin D Receptor (region in China) – June 2019
- Babies 3.6X more likely to go to hospital for asthma if asthmatic mother had low vitamin D while pregnant – June 2019
- Male infant 23 percent more likely if preconception vitamin D was high (after prior preg loss) – June 2019
- Vitamin D Deficiency-Related Reproductive Consequences – April 2019
- More UV during first trimester, less Osteoporosis in offspring – June 2019
- Vitamin D food fortification during pregnancy reduced gestational diabetes in daughters by 13 percent – Nov 2018
- Low vitamin D in pregnancy linked to potentially harmful vaginal bacteria in black women - May 2019
- Infant Problem-Solving Skills Linked to Mother’s DHA Omega-3 Level During Pregnancy – April 2019
- Omega-3 during pregnancy and breastfeeding is recommended – May 2019
- 10 percent of all women had after-birth infections – majority had low vitamin D (PhD) – 2019
- Gestational Diabetes 3 X more likely if poor Vitamin D receptor (Turkey) – May 2019
- Preterm Births decreased by Omega-3 (analysis of 184 countries) – April 2019
- Medicaid pays for 70 percent of US pregnancies for women under age 25 – April 2019
- Preeclampsia 2X more likely if poor Vitamin D Receptor – April 2019
- 200 IU of vitamin D while pregnant raised levels by a paltry 2 ng – RCT April 2019
- Miscarriage 32 percent more likely if work night shift (probably low Vitamin D) – April 2019
- Vitamin D congress on pregnancy and childhood diseases – April 2019
- Massive improvement in vaginal microbiome during pregnancy with Vitamin D – March 2019
- 45 percent more likely to be Vitamin D deficient during pregnancy if polluted air – March 2019
- Type 1 Diabetes risk increased if high postpartum Vitamin D binding protein – Jan 2019
- Vitamin D treats Gestational Diabetes, decreases hospitalization and newborn complications – meta-analysis March 2019
- Postpartum Depression 3.3 X more likely if low vitamin D – Oct 2018
- Air pollution while pregnant associated with lower vitamin D (perhaps indoors more) – March 2019
- Vitamin A is needed in some 3rd world pregnancies (but not too much) – March 2019
- American College of Nurse‐Midwives continues to state that 600 IU Vitamin D is enough – March 2019
- Childhood Asthma somewhat reduced by 2400 IU vitamin D late in pregnancy (néed more, earlier) March 2019
- Weekly Vitamin D to mother after birth much better than daily - RCT Aug 2018
- Low Vitamin D if low UV (Pregnant Japanese, 2012) – March 2019
- Preterm Births - promising preventions – anti-oxidants, Vitamin D, Omega-3, Zinc, etc. – Jan 2019
- Autism risk reduced 2X by prenatal vitamins (Vitamin D or Folic) – Feb 2019
- Premature births predicted in office by 2024 - Bill Gates (vs. reduce preemies by half now with Vitamin D) - Feb 2019
- Fetal bones helped a bit by 1,000 IU of vitamin D – RCT Feb 2019
- Vitamin D prevents pregnancy depression (US Prevention Task Force say it cannot be prevented) - Feb 2019
- Birth size and weight increased by Vitamin D – meta-analysis Feb 2019
- Pregnant while black increases chance of death – mothers 3X, infants 2X (low Vitamin D) – Feb 2019
- Vitamin B12 levels drop a lot during adolescent pregnancies – Feb 2019
- Antibiotics during pregnancy may cause childhood health problems – Feb 2019
- Infant higher Vitamin D if mom took sun, took Vit D, was not obese, or ate eggs (China) – Feb 2019
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- Preterm birth 3X more likely if low vitamin D – Oct 2018
- Heavier offspring if mothers had more sunlight (sheep in this case) – Feb 2019
- Preterm birth might be prevented by Vitamin D, Omega-3, etc. (International survey) – Jan 2019
- Pregnancies helped by Vitamin D in many ways – 27th meta-analysis Jan 2019
- Adding 1,000 IU vitamin D while pregnant did not help much (no surprise) – RCT Jan 2019
- Childhood Asthma risk greatly reduced if mothers were given 4,400 IU Vitamin D daily – RCT 2019
- Doctor prescribed 200,000 IU Vitamin D2 weekly during pregnancy (wrong type, far too much) – Jan 2019
- Omega-3 index of 5 greatly decreases the risk of an early preterm birth – Dec 2018
- WHO recommends zero vitamin D during pregnancy, rest of the world disagrees – 2018, 2020
- Pregnancies need a lot of vitamin D, even before conception - Hollis Dec 2018
- A paltry 400 IU Vitamin D recommended during pregnancy - NICE UK Dec 2018
- 4,000 IU Vitamin D daily during pregnancy (Mongolia) was good – RCT Dec 2018
- Off Topic: Premature birth results in less schooling and income (age 28, 228,000 Danes) – Dec 2018
- Melasma (pregnancy mask) treated by Vitamin D, Vitamin B12, Vitamin C, etc.
- Preterm birth interventions – 4 studies found possible vitamin D benefit – Cochrane – Nov 2018
- Omega-3 added during pregnancy helps in many ways – Cochrane Review of RCTs Nov 2018
All of the Pregnancy articles in VitaminDWiki
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25 pages in both categories: Pregnancy + Skin - Dark
4 pages in both categories: Pregnancy + Mortality and D
58 pages in both categories: Pregnancy + Intervention
15 pages in both categories: Pregnancy + Obesity
5 pages in both categories: Pregnancy + Antibiotics, probiotics
55 pages in both categories: Pregnancy + Top news
12 pages in both categories: Pregnancy + Cognitive
21 pages in both categories: Pregnancy + Virus
42 pages in both categories: Pregnancy + Hypertension
74 pages in both categories: Pregnancy + Infant-Child
9 pages in both categories: Pregnancy + Autoimmune
49 pages in both categories: Pregnancy + Meta-analysis of Vitamin D
4 pages in both categories: Pregnancy + Virus-Pregnancy
5 pages in both categories: Pregnancy + Youth
Page Hits Categories Major change Depression in youths associated with low vitamin D during pregnancy – Oct 2014 3837 Pregnancy, Depression, Youth 25 Jun, 2015 Low vitamin D during pregnancy associated with four health problems in children – Jan 2015 3868 Bone - Health, Breathing, Pregnancy, Youth, Infant-Child 07 Mar, 2015 Less bone mass at age 9 if low vitamin D during pregnancy and childhood – Lancet 2006 4395 Bone - Health, Pregnancy, Youth 11 Nov, 2013 800 IU Vitamin D while pregnant decrease child asthma by 2X- Sept 2010 7160 Breathing, Pregnancy, Youth 02 Sep, 2010 300 IU vitamin D daily raised child levels to 20 ng from 8 ng – June 2011 2553 Pregnancy, Youth No value for 'modification_date_major' 42 pages in both categories: Pregnancy + Diabetes
17 pages in both categories: Pregnancy + Intervention - non daily
- All items in category Infant/Child