Maternal and neonatal 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations and school-age lung function, asthma and allergy. The Generation R Study.

Sara M Mensink-Bout Evelien R van MeelJohan C de JongsteTrudy VoortmanIrwin K ReissNicolette W De JongVincent W V JaddoeLiesbeth Duijts

Published in: Clinical and experimental allergy : journal of the British Society for Allergy and Clinical Immunology (2019)

Our results suggest that maternal 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations in mid-gestation may influence lung development. The clinical implications of the observed associations remain unclear.

Keyphrases

lung function
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
cystic fibrosis
air pollution
birth weight
pregnancy outcomes
gestational age
preterm infants
body mass index
physical activity
weight loss
preterm birth