Vitamin D insufficiency is common in Indian mothers but is not associated with gestational diabetes or variation in newborn size

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: Vitamin D is required for bone growth and normal insulin secretion. Maternal hypovitaminosis D may impair fetal growth and increase the risk of gestational diabetes. We related maternal vitamin D status in pregnancy to maternal and newborn glucose and insulin concentrations, a...

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Main Authors: Farrant, Hannah JW, Krishnaveni, Ghattu V, Hill, Jacqueline C, Boucher, Barbara J, Fisher, David J, Noonan, Kate, Osmond, Clive, Veena, Sargoor R, Fall, Caroline HD
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 2008
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2678985/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18285809
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ejcn.2008.14
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