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Pregnant women could, and should, consume more vitamin D than experts currently recommend, according to a new study. "Pregnant women need to take at least 1,000iu of vitamin D a day," says Dr Bruce Hollis Current guidelines for daily vitamin D intake during pregnancy range from 200 international units (IU) per day to [...]  Anaemia occurs when haemoglobin levels fall below the lower safe limits. This is often more common in pregnancy due to the higher demands that the growing foetus puts on the body. The leading cause of anaemia is iron-deficiency which generally results in symptoms such as weakness, fatigue and light-headedness. This happens because iron is [...] New research supports the link between vitamin D and a healthy immune system. The recent study of almost 7,000 adults in the UK has confirmed a link between Vitamin D levels and the risk of infection (1). New research supports the link between vitamin D and a healthy immune system. (5) Natural sunshine [...] A new groundbreaking study (1) conducted by a UK team of research scientists has linked changes in the DNA of newborn babies, folic acid supplementation during pregnancy and birth weight. This study was conducted at Keele and Nottingham Universities together with doctors at University Hospital of North Staffordshire and Derby Children’s Hospital and was funded [...] A new study (1) has found that eating a healthy diet, rich in vegetables and fruits, before and during pregnancy is associated with a reduced risk for babies being born “small for gestational age” or undernourished. The time before pregnancy, and during pregnancy, is a time where eating healthily is crucial. Making healthful food [...] New evidence (1) suggests that vitamin D may be important in preeclampsia. Preeclampsia is a serious condition also known as: pregnancy-induced hypertension (PIH); proteinuric gestational hypertension; and toxaemia of pregnancy. It is a form of high blood pressure (hypertension) that develops in conjunction with water retention (oedema) and/or excess protein in the urine (proteinuria). [...] Previous evidence has suggested that probiotics (‘friendly’ gut bacteria) given to pregnant women at risk of having children with atopic dermatitis (a type of eczema), and then their infants, seems to reduce the incidence of eczema in the children. A recently published study in the British Journal of Dermatology (1) took place to examine [...] In February I wrote about low vitamin D levels and the risk of relapse in multiple sclerosis patients, I also mentioned a study which linked season of birth to risk for the development of multiple sclerosis. A study recently published in the British Medical Journal (1) indicates that sunlight exposure, possibly linking to vitamin [...] A press release published on the website of the American Academy of Pediatrics (1) details a randomised controlled study (2,3) presented at the Pediatric Academic Societies annual meeting in Canada which found that “Taking vitamin D supplements during pregnancy is not only safe for mother and baby, but also can prevent preterm labor/births and [...] Folic acid is gaining quite a lot of attention, in 2009 I mentioned it with regards the prevention of birth defects, prevention of premature births, low birth weights and also ADHD. Recently a study (1) has also found that folic acid use pre-pregnancy and in early pregnancy is associated with a reduced risk of [...] |
  
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