High Prevalence of Vitamin D Deficiency in Native versus Migrant Mothers and Newborns in the North of Italy: A Call to Act with a Stronger Prevention Program.

High Prevalence of Vitamin D Deficiency in Native versus Migrant Mothers and Newborns in the North of Italy: A Call to Act with a Stronger Prevention Program.

<h4>Background</h4>Vitamin D status during pregnancy is related to neonatal vitamin D status. Vitamin D deficiency has been associated with an increased risk of rickets in children and osteomalacia in adults. Aim of this study was to investigate 25OHD levels in maternal serum and in neon...

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Main Authors: Francesco Cadario, Silvia Savastio, Corrado Magnani, Tiziana Cena, Veronica Pagliardini, Giorgio Bellomo, Marco Bagnati, Matteo Vidali, Erica Pozzi, Stella Pamparana, Mauro Zaffaroni, Giulia Genoni, Gianni Bona
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0129586

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