This session will summarize new findings from randomized controlled trials of prenatal vitamin D or calcium supplementation and observational studies of vitamin D status in pregnancy.
Presentations:
Introduction: Vitamin D & Calcium in pregnancy Daniel Roth, MD PhD – Hospital for Sick Children / University of Toronto
Vitamin D in pregnancy: effects on offspring in Bangladesh Karen M. O'Callaghan, PhD – Centre for Global Child Health, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto
Update on calcium supplementation in pregnancy Gabriela Cormick, BSc, MSc, PhD – Institute for Clinical Effectiveness and Health Policy
Antenatal oral iron supplementation, FGF23 and bone metabolism in Kenyan women and their offspring: a randomised controlled trial Vickie S. Braithwaite, PhD – MRC Human Nutrition and Bone Research Group, University of Cambridge, UK
