Vitamin D levels in an Australian and New Zealand cohort and the association with pregnancy outcome.
Rebecca L WilsonAlison J LevitonShalem Y LeemaqzPaul H AndersonJessica A GriegerLuke E GrzeskowiakPetra E VerburgLesley McCowanGustaaf A DekkerTina Bianco-MiottoClaire T RobertsPublished in: BMC pregnancy and childbirth (2018)
High serum 25(OH)D at 15 ± 1 weeks' gestation was shown to be protective against the development of GDM. A possible association between fetal sex, vitamin D status and GDM provides further questions and encourages continual research and discussion into the role of vitamin D in pregnancy, particularly in vitamin D replete populations.