| Vitamin D at term of pregnancy and during lactation in white and black women living in Northern Italy. | |
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PMID: 20502421 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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AIM: Evaluate the vitamin D serum status in a population of white and black mothers who live in the same geographic area of northern Italy (45 degrees 8' N of latitude) and its correlation with vitamin D serum concentrations of the respective newborns at birth, at 2 and 12 months. METHODS: Twelve white woman-infant pairs and 12 black woman-infant pairs were recruited from January through March 2006. The study population had no pre-existing disease and delivered at term of pregnancy (37-41 weeks of gestational age). Only black infants were given vitamin D supplementation from birth to 1 year of age. RESULTS: Eleven black and 12 white women had low vitamin D serum levels at term of pregnancy. Similarly, black and white newborns were both vitamin D deficient at birth. After 12 months white women re-gained physiological vitamin D serum levels, whereas black women maintained a status of vitamin D deficiency. Black newborns who were given supplementation showed lower vitamin D serum concentrations as compared with white newborns at 1 year of age. CONCLUSION: These data showed that all the women living in the same region of northern Italy without any supplementation are equally vitamin D deficient at term of pregnancy regardless of their skin pigmentation. Consequently, every woman should be supplied with additional vitamin D during pregnancy and lactation, though such supplementation seems to exert the most beneficial effects in black women. |
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Authors:
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M Gaggero; L Mariani; R Guarino; G Patrucco; G Ballardini; L Boscardini; M Barbaglia; L Bello; A Guala |
Publication Detail:
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Type: Comparative Study; Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Minerva ginecologica Volume: 62 ISSN: 0026-4784 ISO Abbreviation: Minerva Ginecol Publication Date: 2010 Apr |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-05-26 Completed Date: 2010-09-23 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0400731 Medline TA: Minerva Ginecol Country: Italy |
Other Details:
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Languages: eng Pagination: 91-6 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Pediatrics, Castelli Hospital, Verbania, Italy. |
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African Continental Ancestry Group* European Continental Ancestry Group* Female Humans Infant Infant, Newborn Italy Lactation / blood* Pregnancy Vitamin D / blood* |
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1406-16-2/Vitamin D |
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