Adherence to the infant vitamin D supplementation policy in Ireland
Author(s) -
Andrea Hemmingway,
Dawn Fisher,
Teresa Berkery,
Deirdre M. Murray,
Máiréad Kiely
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
european journal of nutrition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.321
H-Index - 96
eISSN - 1436-6215
pISSN - 1436-6207
DOI - 10.1007/s00394-020-02334-w
Subject(s) - medicine , vitamin d and neurology , cohort , vitamin , pediatrics , prospective cohort study , cohort study
From September 2010 until November 2019, Ireland's infant vitamin D supplementation policy recommended administration of 5 μg/day of vitamin D 3 from birth to 12 months to all infants, regardless of feeding method. This study aims to examine policy adherence.
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