Vitamin D Levels in Pregnant Women Do Not Affect Neonatal Bone Strength

Vitamin D Levels in Pregnant Women Do Not Affect Neonatal Bone Strength

Vitamin D plays a key role in regulating calcium and phosphate metabolism. However, whether maternal vitamin D levels affect fetal bone strength is unclear. This study assessed correlations between maternal 25(OH)D status and neonatal bone strength 25(OH)D levels, these were measured in the maternal...

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Main Authors: Orly Levkovitz, Elena Lagerev, Sofia Bauer-Rusak, Ita Litmanovitz, Eynit Grinblatt, Gisela Laura Sirota, Shachar Shalit, Shmuel Arnon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-06-01
Series:Children
Subjects:
neonate
pregnancy
quantitative ultrasound
speed of sound
25-hydroxy vitamin D
bone strength
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/9/6/883

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