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What is the optimal vitamin D level for pregnant women for maternal and fetal health and how should this be supplemented in pregnancy?

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Endocrinology · Boston University School of Medicine

There is significant literature to suggest that during pregnancy maintaining a circulating concentration of 25-hydroxyvitamin D of at least 40 ng/mL can markedly reduce the risk for preeclampsia, premature births, cesarean section births, and infant dental caries. Maintaining a concentration of at l...

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