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Associations between vitamin D status in pregnancy and offspring neurodevelopment: a systematic literature review
Author(s) -
Janet Janbek,
Ina Olmer Specht,
Berit L. Heitmann
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
nutrition reviews
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.958
H-Index - 150
eISSN - 1753-4887
pISSN - 0029-6643
DOI - 10.1093/nutrit/nuy071
Subject(s) - offspring , pregnancy , medicine , observational study , checklist , systematic review , cochrane library , meta analysis , medline , psychology , biology , biochemistry , genetics , cognitive psychology
Vitamin D plays an important role in the development of the brain, which is one of the earliest fetal organs to develop. Results from epidemiological studies investigating associations between maternal levels of vitamin D during pregnancy and offspring neurodevelopment are mixed and inconclusive.

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