Vitamin D Nutritional Status of Exclusively Breast Fed Infants and Their Mothers

Seth, Anju; Marwaha, Raman K.; Singla, Bhupesh; Aneja, Satinder; Mehrotra, Prateek K.; Sastry, A. V. R.; Khurana, Madan Lal; Kalaivani, Mani; Sharma, Bhu Dev; Tandon, Nikhil

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“…Pregnant mothers, from enrollment at 27 weeks' gestation to birth, and then their infants, from birth to age 6 months, were randomly and equally assigned, to 1 of 3 groups: placebo, or lower-dose or higher-dose vitamin D 3 . Woman/infant pairs received a once-daily oral dose of placebo/ placebo, vitamin D 3 1000 IU/400 IU, or vitamin D 3 2000 IU/800 IU.…”

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“…1 Vitamin D status at birth and during early infancy, when breast milk is the predominant source of nutrition, is determined by maternal vitamin D status. 2,3 Contemporary population-and primary care-based studies of pregnant women have shown a high prevalence of serum 25(OH)D ,20 ng/mL in Asia (70%-96%), [4][5][6] Australia (10%-47%), [7][8][9][10] Europe (15%-44%), 11,12 the United Kingdom (49%-75%), [13][14][15] India (74%), 16 and the United States (37%). 17 Although less completely studied at the population level, in primary care-based studies from the United States, serum 25(OH)D ,20 ng/mL is present in 11% to 12% of infants.…”

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Vitamin D During Pregnancy and Infancy and Infant Serum 25-Hydroxyvitamin D Concentration

Stewart

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Milne³

et al. 2014

Pediatrics

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WHAT'S KNOWN ON THIS SUBJECT: A serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) concentration of 20 ng/mL meets the requirements of at least 97.5% of the population older than 1 year. A recommended dietary intake to achieve this serum 25(OH)D concentration has not been established during infancy. WHAT THIS STUDY ADDS: METHODS:A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial in New Zealand. Pregnant mothers, from 27 weeks' gestation to birth, and then their infants, from birth to age 6 months, were randomly assigned to 1 of 3 mother/infant groups: placebo/placebo, vitamin D 3 1000/400 IU, or vitamin D 3 2000/800 IU. Serum 25(OH)D and calcium concentrations were measured at enrollment, 36 weeks' gestation, in cord blood, and in infants at 2, 4, and 6 months of age.RESULTS: Two-hundred-and-sixty pregnant women were randomized. At enrollment, the proportions with serum 25(OH)D $20 ng/mL for placebo, lower-dose, and higher-dose groups were 54%, 64%, and 55%, respectively. The proportion with 25(OH)D $20 ng/mL was larger in both intervention groups at 36 weeks' gestation (50%, 91%, 89%, P , .001). In comparison with placebo, the proportion of infants with 25(OH)D $20 ng/mL was larger in both intervention groups to age 4 months: cord blood (22%, 72%, 71%, P , .001), 2 months (50%, 82%, 92%, P , .001), and 4 months (66%, 87%, 87%, P = .004), but only in the higher-dose group at age 6 months (74%, 82%, 89%, P = .07; higher dose versus placebo P = .03, lower dose versus placebo P = .21).

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Vitamin D During Pregnancy and Infancy and Infant Serum 25-Hydroxyvitamin D Concentration

Stewart

Scragg

Milne³

et al. 2014

Pediatrics

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“…1,2 Pregnant and lactating women and their newborn infants are at a high risk of vitamin D deficiency. [3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12] Vitamin D is involved in skeletal homeostasis during pregnancy. 13,14 Severe vitamin D deficiency with profound hypocalcemia may lead to seizures in neonates, and has also been associated with low birth weight, prenatal death, preeclampsia and an increased risk of primary cesarean section.…”

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Maternal and infant vitamin D status during the first 9 months of infant life—a cohort study

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BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: The objective of this study was to assess vitamin D status and possible consequences of low plasma 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25OHD) levels in a population of healthy mothers and their infants. SUBJECTS/METHODS: A total of 107 women aged 24-41 years gave birth to 108 infants. They were followed up three times during 9 months. RESULTS: Cord blood 25OHD level (43.3 ± 20.4 nmol/l) on average was 62 ± 16% of maternal levels (73.3 ± 30.7 nmol/l), measured 1-2 weeks postpartum. Cord blood 25OHD correlated positively with maternal 25OHD levels (r ¼ 0.83, Po0.001). At birth, 23% of mothers and 61% of infants had 25OHD o50 nmol/l. Vitamin D deficiency (25OHDo25 nmol/l) was present in 66% of the children born by mothers with 25OHD levels below 50 nmol/l (Po0.01), whereas only one child was born with deficiency among mothers with 25OHD 450 nmol/l. During follow-up, most of the children (485%) had 25OHD levels 450 nmol/l, which most likely was attributable to the use of supplements, as more than 95% of the children were given daily vitamin D supplements of 10 mg of vitamin D. Cord blood parathyroid hormone levels were very low (median 0.21; interquartile range 0.11-0.33 pmol/l), with increasing levels (Po0.01) reaching 3.08 (2.67-3.92 pmol/l) at the last visit. Vitamin D levels were not associated with anthropometric indices of the newborn infant or their growth during follow-up. CONCLUSIONS: Vitamin D deficiency is widespread in newborn. Maternal 25OHD levels above 50 nmol/l are needed to prevent vitamin D deficiency among newborn.

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“…5 There are a few reports of vitamin D deficiency among pregnant women and cord blood of their newborns and breastfed young infants from India. [6][7][8][9] So this study was undertaken to study the serum vitamin D levels in exclusively breastfed babies and their mothers in a tertiary care hospital. Aims and objectives of present study were to study the serum vitamin D levels among exclusively breastfed infants aged 3-6 months, to study the serum vitamin D levels among their lactating mothers and to study the correlation between the serum vitamin D levels of exclusively breastfed infants and their mothers.…”

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Study of vitamin D levels in exclusively breastfed term infants in a tertiary care centre

Soumya

2017

Int J Contemp Pediatr

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Background: Exclusive breast-feeding is recommended up to 6 months of age with all its beneficial effects on child survival. Several studies have concluded that adequate intake of vitamin D cannot be met with human milk as the sole source of vitamin D. So this study was undertaken to study the serum vitamin D levels in exclusively breastfed babies and their mothers in a tertiary care hospital. Methods: It was a prospective observational study. A minimum of 100 healthy infants born at term (38-42 weeks) and weighed >2.5kgs at birth and who were exclusively breast fed from age group 3-6 months attending the hospitals attached to J J M M C were selected for study. Approval from the ethical committee of the institution was obtained. Results: In this study there were totally 43% of males and 57% of females. Among them 14 (14%) of the infants were vitamin D deficient and 19 (19%) infants were vitamin D insufficient. And in 100 mothers studied 25 (25%) mothers were vitamin D deficient and 24 (24%) mothers were insufficient of vitamin D. The mean vitamin D level in infants was 25.72 ng/ml (±11.31ng/ml) and in mothers' it was 22.09ng/ml (±9.17ng/ml). Conclusions: Breastfeeding might be one the contributing factors if the infant is not adequately exposed to sunlight for endogenous synthesis of vitamin D and if the mother is deplete in vitamin D levels transferring lower amount of vitamin D to infant through breast milk.

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Vitamin D Nutritional Status of Exclusively Breast Fed Infants and Their Mothers

Abstract: A high prevalence of vitamin D deficiency was found in lactating mothers and their exclusively breast fed infants. Infants born to mothers with hypovitaminosis D had 3.8 times higher risk of developing hypovitaminosis D as compared to those born to mothers with normal vitamin D levels.

Cited by 59 publications

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Vitamin D During Pregnancy and Infancy and Infant Serum 25-Hydroxyvitamin D Concentration

Vitamin D During Pregnancy and Infancy and Infant Serum 25-Hydroxyvitamin D Concentration

Maternal and infant vitamin D status during the first 9 months of infant life—a cohort study

Study of vitamin D levels in exclusively breastfed term infants in a tertiary care centre

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