Free vitamins for all pregnant women in Scotland from tomorrow March 30, 2017
- "ALL pregnant women in Scotland will receive free vitamins on the NHS from tomorrow [Sat] as Scotland becomes the first nation in the UK to switch to universal provision."
- "The scheme means all expectant mothers will be prescribed the recommended dosages of vitamin C, D and folic acid regardless of their income."
VitaminDWiki
UK program to increase Vitamin D (Healthy Start) continues to be a farce - Nov 2014 only 400 IU
400 IU should result in a decrease in Rickets, but not much else
- Don’t be pregnant in Scotland – March 2013
- Problems with low UV and vitamin D in Scotland - Jan 2012
Pregnancy category starts with
- see also
- Overview Pregnancy and vitamin D
- Number of articles in both categories of Pregnancy and:Dark Skin
30 ; Depression 21 ; Diabetes 44 ; Obesity 17 ; Hypertension 44 ; Breathing 35 ; Omega-3 44 ; Vitamin D Receptor 24 Click here for details - All items in category Infant/Child
854 items - Pregnancy needs at least 40 ng of vitamin D, achieved by at least 4,000 IU – Hollis Aug 2017
- 38+ papers with Breastfed etc, in the title
- Call to action – more Vitamin D for pregnancies, loading doses are OK – Holick Aug 2019
- 53+ preeclampsia studies
- 94+ studies with PRETERM in the title
- Fertility problem (PCOS) reduced by vitamin D, etc: many studies 15+
- 94+ Gestational Diabetes
- Caesarean birth much more likely if low Vitamin D - many studies 15+ studies
- Post-partum depression and low Vitamin D - many studies 15+ studies
- Stillbirth reduced by Vitamin D, Zinc, Omega-3 - several studies 5+ studies
- Search VitaminDWiki for "Assisted reproduction" 33 items as of Aug 2022
- Fertility and Sperm category listing has
142 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
Healthy pregnancies need lots of vitamin D has the following summary
Most were taking 2,000 to 7,000 IU daily for >50% of pregnancy
Click on hyperlinks for detailsProblemVit. D
ReducesEvidence 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
See also web
- https://scotsneedvitamind.com/why-we-need-vitamin-d/pregnancy/ pregnant Scots need 6,000 IU, not 400
- https://www.healthystart.nhs.uk/for-health-professionals/vitamins/vitamins-in-scotland
- Do I qualify for Healthy Start? (before April 2017)
At least 10 weeks pregnant
Low income/poor
If both poor and > 10 weeks, then still have to fill out a form to get a voucher- Note: Govt does not give Folic acid until 10 weeks into pregnancy, but Folic ceases helping at 12 weeks
Note: Vitamin D is 100X better than folic acid during pregnancy - that is, with 6,000 IU of Vitamin D
- Note: Govt does not give Folic acid until 10 weeks into pregnancy, but Folic ceases helping at 12 weeks
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