Maternal and cord blood vitamin D level and the infant gut microbiota in a birth cohort study.

Zeinab KassemAlexandra SitarikAlbert M LevinSusan V LynchSuzanne HavstadKei FujimuraAnita KozyrskyjDennis R OwnbyChristine Cole JohnsonGermaine J M YongGanesa WegienkaAndrea E Cassidy-Bushrow

Published in: Maternal health, neonatology and perinatology (2020)

Prenatal maternal and cord blood 25(OH)D levels are associated with the early life gut microbiota. Future studies are needed to understand how vitamin D and the microbiome may interact to influence child health.

Keyphrases

cord blood
early life
birth weight
pregnancy outcomes
pregnant women
weight gain
physical activity
body mass index
gestational age
case control
preterm birth