Maternal Vitamin D Deficiency During Pregnancy Elevates the Risks of Small for Gestational Age and Low Birth Weight Infants in Chinese Population
Author(s) -
YuanHua Chen,
Lin Fu,
Jiahu Hao,
Zhen Yu,
Peng Zhu,
Hua Wang,
Yuanyuan Xu,
Cheng Zhang,
Fangbiao Tao,
DeXiang Xu
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
the journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.206
H-Index - 353
eISSN - 1945-7197
pISSN - 0021-972X
DOI - 10.1210/jc.2014-4407
Subject(s) - medicine , vitamin d deficiency , pregnancy , vitamin d and neurology , offspring , obstetrics , low birth weight , relative risk , small for gestational age , birth weight , population , gestational age , cohort study , pediatrics , confidence interval , biology , genetics , environmental health
Vitamin D deficiency is common in pregnant women. Nevertheless, the association between maternal vitamin D status during pregnancy and the risk of having small for gestational age (SGA) and low birth weight (LBW) infants is uncertain.
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